NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 10:1__ The trumpets signal when the different tribes are to set out (see vv. Numbers 10:5). They are also used to call the CONGREGATION (v. Numbers 10:3) or the CHIEFS (v. Numbers 10:4). Their use in WAR and on the festival days is described (vv. Numbers 10:9). But blowing th... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 10:11 Marching from Sinai to Kadesh. Numbers 1:1 alternates sections on law-giving and organization with “travel reports.” In chs. Numbers 10:1 Israel moves from the foot of Mount Sinai to Kadesh (later called Kadesh-barnea; Numbers 32:8), an oasis on the southern border of C... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 10:29 The relationship of HOBAB and REUEL to Jethro (Exodus 3:1; Exodus 18:1) is uncertain. The simplest solution is that Reuel and Jethro are alternative names of MOSES’ FATHER-IN-LAW. This would make Hobab Moses’ brother-in-law. In Judges 4:11, Hobab’s descendants are calle... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 10:33 The repetition of THREE DAYS emphasizes the short distance that was traveled. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]