Tag: numbers
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The Fourth Oracle of Balaam – Numbers 24:17-24 :: By Mark A. Becker
Introduction In Numbers 22, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, made a league with the Midianites, and together they sought after Balaam, son of Beor, to come and curse the children of Israel for fear of them. After a very eventful courtship, so to speak, and a talking donkey, Balaam finally made his…
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What is a “covenant of salt”?
In Numbers 18:19, God says the holy contributions made by the people of Israel belong to Aaron and his descendants forever, as a “covenant of salt”. I’ve never seen this term before. What does it mean?
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Priest or Nazirite who waved the offering in Numbers 6?
Numbers 6:19-20 NASB 19 The priest shall take the ram’s shoulder when it has been boiled, and one unleavened cake out of the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the [i]hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his [j…
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The Third Oracle of Balaam – Numbers 24:5-9 :: By Mark A. Becker
Introduction In Numbers 22, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, made a league with the Midianites, and together they sought after Balaam, son of Beor, to come and curse the children of Israel for fear of them. After a very eventful courtship, so to speak, and a talking donkey, Balaam finally made his…
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The Second Oracle of Balaam – Numbers 23:17-24 :: By Mark A. Becker
Introduction In Numbers 22, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, made a league with the Midianites, and together they sought after Balaam, son of Beor, to come and curse the children of Israel for fear of them. After a very eventful courtship, so to speak, and a talking donkey, Balaam finally made his…
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Is Taberah and Kibroth Hattaavah the same place in Numbers 11:3 & 34?
Numbers 11:3 After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the Lord had burned among them there. (New Living Translation) Numbers 11:34 So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (whic…
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What were the four standards around which the tribes of Israel were camped (Numbers 2:1-34)?
H1714 Original: דּגל Transliteration: degel BDB Definition: 1) banner, standard Numbers 2:17 (NKJV) “And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as…
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How many people were involved in the Exodus?
According to Numbers 1:20-46 (NJPS): They totaled as follows: The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and ov…
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Spiritual Significance of Numbers 17 & 153 :: By Randy Nettles
The number 17 is the 7th prime number behind 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13. A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. The number 2 is the only positive natural prime number. 13 is the 6th prime number, so it partakes of the significance of the number 6 and is an intensified…