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Book Of Numbers Essay

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The Book of Numbers also known as Bemiḏbar which means "In the desert/wilderness" in Hebrew, is the fourth book of the Pentateuch as referred to by Christians , and the fourth of five books of the Torah which is the what the Jews call the first five books of the Bible. Numbers gets its name due to the two-census taken; The first census in chapters 1-4 organized the people by tribes, for their journey ahead. The second census, in Chapter 26, counted the men 20 years and older who could serve in the army. The Book is thought to be written by Moses because he personally claims to have written Numbers 33 but then others would argue that someone else wrote it, because of 12:3 “Moses was very meek” thus giving the connotation that someone else wrote
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