Fourth+book+of+the+Pentateuch;+census+of+the+Hebrews

  • 1Book of Numbers — Hebrew Bible Tanakh …

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  • 2Pentateuch — • The name of the first five books of the Old Testament. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pentateuch     Pentatuch     † …

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  • 3The Bible and history — Part of a series on The Bible …

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  • 4EXODUS, BOOK OF — (Heb. title) וְאֵלֶּה) שְׁמוֹת) (And these are) the names of – the first words of the book; Gk. exodos ton wion Israel ex aigyptou), departure (of the children of Israel from Egypt) ; (cf. Sefer Yeẓi at Miẓrayim ( book of the departure from Egypt …

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  • 5biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 6Numbers — [num′bərz] n. [transl. of Gr Arithmoi (see ARITHMETIC): from containing the census of the Hebrews after the Exodus] the fourth book of the Pentateuch in the Bible, containing the census of the Hebrews after the Exodus: abbrev. Nb, Num, Nu, or Nm …

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  • 7Numbers — Num bers, prop. n. pl. of {Number}. The fourth book of the Pentateuch, containing the census of the Hebrews. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8numbers — n. pl. 1. Verse, poetry, song. 2. Fourth book of the Pentateuch; census of the Hebrews …

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  • 9JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

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  • 10EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… …

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