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The book of Numbers is the story of the people of Israel in the wilderness as they departed from slavery in Egypt to the freedom of the promised land of Canaan. It contains a variety of materials relating to this transition from the old generation of Israel to the new, including stories and laws, census lists, instructions for worship, reports of military battles, and accounts of legal disputes....

the entire second half of the book. In contrast to the deaths of a whole generation in a series of rebellions and judgments in the first half of Numbers, the second half does not record the death of any Israelite. The Israelites are victorious in their first military engagement against the Midianites (chap. 31). Potential crises do not turn into rebellions but are successfully negotiated and resolved (Num. 27:1–11; 31:14–15; 32:1–42). Numerous laws are given that look forward to future residence
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