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    • 1

      • Registration of men for the army (1-46)

      • The Levites exempted from the army (47-51)

      • Orderly arrangement of the camp (52-54)

    • 2

      • Camp organized into three-tribe divisions (1-34)

        • Judah’s division toward the east (3-9)

        • Reuben’s division toward the south (10-16)

        • Levi’s camp in the middle (17)

        • Ephraim’s division toward the west (18-24)

        • Dan’s division toward the north (25-31)

        • Total number of registered males (32-34)

    • 3

      • Aaron’s sons (1-4)

      • The Levites chosen to minister (5-39)

      • Redemption of the firstborn (40-51)

    • 4

      • Service of the Kohathites (1-20)

      • Service of the Gershonites (21-28)

      • Service of the Merarites (29-33)

      • Summary of the census (34-49)

    • 5

      • Quarantine of the unclean (1-4)

      • Confession and compensation (5-10)

      • Water test for suspected adultery (11-31)

    • 6

      • Vow of Naziriteship (1-21)

      • Priestly blessing (22-27)

    • 7

      • Tabernacle inauguration offerings (1-89)

    • 8

      • Aaron lights the seven lamps (1-4)

      • Levites cleansed, begin to serve (5-22)

      • Age restrictions for Levitical service (23-26)

    • 9

      • Provision for late Passover (1-14)

      • Cloud and fire above the tabernacle (15-23)

    • 10

      • The silver trumpets (1-10)

      • Departure from Sinai (11-13)

      • Order of marching (14-28)

      • Hobab asked to guide Israel (29-34)

      • Moses’ prayer when breaking camp (35, 36)

    • 11

      • Complaining brings fire from God (1-3)

      • People cry for meat (4-9)

      • Moses’ feelings of inadequacy (10-15)

      • Jehovah gives spirit to 70 elders (16-25)

      • Eldad and Medad; Joshua jealous for Moses (26-30)

      • Quail sent; people punished for greed (31-35)

    • 12

      • Miriam and Aaron oppose Moses (1-3)

        • Moses the meekest of all (3)

      • Jehovah defends Moses (4-8)

      • Miriam struck with leprosy (9-16)

    • 13

      • The 12 spies sent into Canaan (1-24)

      • Bad report from ten spies (25-33)

    • 14

      • People want to return to Egypt (1-10)

        • Joshua and Caleb’s good report (6-9)

      • Jehovah angry; Moses intercedes (11-19)

      • Punishment: 40 years in the wilderness (20-38)

      • Israel defeated by the Amalekites (39-45)

    • 15

      • Laws about offerings (1-21)

        • Same law for natives and foreign residents (15, 16)

      • Offerings for unintentional sins (22-29)

      • Punishment for deliberate sins (30, 31)

      • A Sabbathbreaker put to death (32-36)

      • Garments to have fringed edges (37-41)

    • 16

      • Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (1-19)

      • Judgment on the rebels (20-50)

    • 17

      • Aaron’s budded rod a sign (1-13)

    • 18

      • Duties of priests and Levites (1-7)

      • Priestly allowances (8-19)

        • Covenant of salt (19)

      • Levites to receive and to give a tenth (20-32)

    • 19

      • The red cow and the cleansing water (1-22)

    • 20

      • Miriam dies at Kadesh (1)

      • Moses strikes the rock and sins (2-13)

      • Edom denies Israel passage (14-21)

      • The death of Aaron (22-29)

    • 21

      • King of Arad defeated (1-3)

      • Copper serpent (4-9)

      • Israel’s march around Moab (10-20)

      • Amorite King Sihon defeated (21-30)

      • Amorite King Og defeated (31-35)

    • 22

      • Balak hires Balaam (1-21)

      • Balaam’s donkey speaks (22-41)

    • 23

      • Balaam’s 1st proverbial saying (1-12)

      • Balaam’s 2nd proverbial saying (13-30)

    • 24

      • Balaam’s 3rd proverbial saying (1-11)

      • Balaam’s 4th proverbial saying (12-25)

    • 25

      • Israel’s sin with Moabite women (1-5)

      • Phinehas takes action (6-18)

    • 26

      • Second census of Israel’s tribes (1-65)

    • 27

      • Daughters of Zelophehad (1-11)

      • Joshua commissioned to succeed Moses (12-23)

    • 28

      • Procedures for various offerings (1-31)

        • Daily offerings (1-8)

        • For the Sabbath (9, 10)

        • Monthly offerings (11-15)

        • For the Passover (16-25)

        • For the Festival of Weeks (26-31)

    • 29

      • Procedures for various offerings (1-40)

        • Day of trumpet blast (1-6)

        • Day of Atonement (7-11)

        • Festival of Booths (12-38)

    • 30

      • Vows of men (1, 2)

      • Vows of women and daughters (3-16)

    • 31

      • Vengeance on Midian (1-12)

        • Balaam killed (8)

      • Instruction for spoils of war (13-54)

    • 32

      • Settlements east of the Jordan (1-42)

    • 33

      • Stages of Israel’s wilderness journey (1-49)

      • Instructions for conquering Canaan (50-56)

    • 34

      • Boundaries of Canaan (1-15)

      • Men assigned to divide the land (16-29)

    • 35

      • Cities for the Levites (1-8)

      • Cities of refuge (9-34)

    • 36

      • Law on marriage of female heirs (1-13)