Numbers

Numbers 35

Chapter thirty-five addresses the Levites, who did not receive any of the land of Canaan as an inheritance for their tribe. Instead, God allotted the Levites forty-eight towns spread throughout the other tribes that they could live in (Numbers 35:1-8). The tribes with more land could afford to give more cities than those with less […]

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Numbers 32

Chapter thirty-two adds an interesting bit of detail to the story of Israel’s preparing to enter Canaan. God had already promised to give the land over to Israel, by helping them defeat the pagan nations that already lived there. Additionally, he had said that they were to parcel the land according to the size of

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Numbers 27

Chapter twenty-seven contains two parts: a new regulation and a new leader. As noted in the previous chapter, one of the men of Manasseh had five daughters but no sons. As the instructions for the parceling of the land were conveyed, they became concerned and approached Moses about it (Numbers 27:1-11). Their fear was that,

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