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Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF NUMBERS | 45 |
C | 57 |
B The Literary Character of Numbers | 72 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aaronide Akkadian altar Amorites ancient Aramaic assigned bêt book of Numbers burnt offerings Canaan Canaanites century B.C.E. chap chieftains clans commanded connotes context cult cultic dead dedication defiled degel Deut Deuteronomy divine Edom Egypt encampment entire Exod Exodus expressed Ezek firstborn formulation Gershonites gifts of greeting God's grain offering historiographic impure incense Israel Israelite Kadesh Kohathites Korah land Levites Leviticus literally means Midianites Moses Moses and Aaron Moses as follows musters narrative Nazirite Negeb NOTES Numbers Numbers 19 ordeal patriarchal houses perform person presence of YHWH present priesthood priestly source priestly writers prophet purification record reference rites ritual sacred gifts sacrifice Sanctuary semolina flour sense shekels Sinai sources spoke to Moses statement Tabernacle Temple Tent of Meeting term tion Torah traditions Transjordan tribe of Levi Ugaritic usage verb verse weight 70 shekels wilderness period yearling YHWH YHWH's