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Discrepancy in Numbers 33:31 and Deuteronomy 10:6

Discrepancy in Numbers 33:31 and Deuteronomy 10:6

In Deuteronomy 10:6, Moses recounts the journey of Israel as follows:

(Now the children of Israel journeyed from the wells of Bene Jaakan to
Moserah, where Aaron died, and where he was buried; and Eleazar his
son ministered as priest in h…

What is a "covenant of salt"?

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?

Was Moses’ father-in-law a Kenite or Midianite?

Was Moses’ father-in-law a Kenite or Midianite?

Numbers 10:

29 Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place about which the LORD said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promi…

How many people were involved in the Exodus?

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…