Numbers
Key Facts
- Numbers was written by Moses, though much of it records God’s words to Moses and Aaron.
- The events of Numbers begin about one year after Israel left Egypt and span approximately 40 years in the wilderness.
- The book begins at Mount Sinai as Israel prepares to travel toward the promised land and ends on the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan River.
- Numbers follows two generations: the generation rescued from Egypt, whose unbelief keeps them from entering the land, and the next generation, which is prepared to inherit it.
- The English title comes from the two censuses recorded in chapters 1 and 26; the Hebrew title means “In the Wilderness.”
- A central theme is God’s faithfulness to his covenant promises despite Israel’s repeated rebellion and unbelief.
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