After the plague which God sends to punish the Children of Israel for worshipping Baal-peor (Numbers 25), God instructs Moses to count all of the Israelite men aged 20 and…
Counting the Soldiers in God’s army
The Book of Bamidbar, which literally means ‘in the desert’, is referred to in English as Numbers. Rather appropriately, it begins with a census of the Children of Israel (Numbers…
Is it Better to Be Counted or Countless?
As the name implies, the Book of Numbers begins with a census of the Jews one year after leaving Egypt, setting the number of non-Levite males over the age of…
What Can We Learn About Love of the Land from the Daughters of Zelophehad?
…And in the Torah portion of Pinchas (Numbers 25:10 – 30:1) the daughters of Zelophehad demand a piece of land they had never seen. They had no right to the…
Why is the Nation of Israel So Small?
…weakness of his numbers. He has made a marvelous fight in this world, in all the ages; and has done it with his hands tied behind him. He could be…
Return from the exiles
…numbers of Jews to move to Israel, where they played a critical role in building up Jewish settlements and agriculture in the early 20th century. World War One and the…
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Self-sacrifice for the Land of Israel is greatly rewarded
…as God had commanded Moses (Numbers 26). Although the Land of Israel is divided among the tribes by divinely-directed lots, Caleb asks for, and receives, Hebron. He and Joshua had…
A Land Flowing With Milk and Honey
…times between Exodus and Deuteronomy, another time in Joshua, twice in Jeremiah, and once in Ezekiel. The promise was proven true by the spies forty years later (Numbers 13:27): “We…
Jethro: Midianite Priest and Father-in-law of Moses
…the giving of the Torah. According to Mechilta, Jethro the priest had seven names: Reuel (Exodus 2:18), Yeter, Yitro (because he did many good deeds), Hobab (Numbers 10:29), Heber, Keni,…