Numbers

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Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, recounting the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and organizing laws and censuses.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Book of Numbers 0
Numbers 18 1
Numbers 26 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of the Bible
Fourth Book of Moses
Old Testament book
Torah
attributedTo Moses GENERATED
canonicalStatus canonical in Christianity GENERATED
canonical in Judaism GENERATED
centralTheme Israelites’ wilderness wanderings GENERATED
divine guidance and rebellion GENERATED
organization of Israelite community GENERATED
contains censuses GENERATED
laws GENERATED
wilderness narratives GENERATED
division Non-priestly narrative material GENERATED
Priestly material GENERATED
followedBy Book of Deuteronomy GENERATED
genre Historical narrative GENERATED
Legal text GENERATED
Religious text GENERATED
includesCharacter Aaron
Caleb
Joshua
Miriam
Moses GENERATED
includesEvent Balaam’s oracles GENERATED
Korah’s rebellion GENERATED
bronze serpent episode GENERATED
census of Israelite tribes GENERATED
spies sent into Canaan GENERATED
language Biblical Hebrew GENERATED
liturgicalUse read in Christian church lectionaries GENERATED
read in Jewish synagogue lectionary GENERATED
partOf Christian Old Testament GENERATED
Hebrew Bible GENERATED
Torah GENERATED
positionInCanon fourth book of the Christian Old Testament GENERATED
fourth book of the Hebrew Bible GENERATED
precededBy Book of Leviticus GENERATED
religiousFunction regulates Israel’s worship and camp order GENERATED
religiousTradition Christianity GENERATED
Judaism GENERATED
setting Moab plains GENERATED
Sinai wilderness GENERATED
subject Israelite tribes GENERATED
journey from Sinai toward the Promised Land GENERATED
title Numbers GENERATED
The Fourth Book of Moses: Numbers GENERATED

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this entity surface form: Numbers 29
Torah containsBook Numbers
Septuagint includesBook Numbers
this entity surface form: numbers
this entity surface form: Numbers 18
Plains of Moab mentionedIn Numbers
this entity surface form: Numbers 26
Plains of Moab mentionedIn Numbers
this entity surface form: Numbers 31
Book of Numbers titleInGreek Numbers
this entity surface form: Αριθμοί