Why This Numbering or Census Taking?
In searching for scripture to listen to for today's recommended Sabbath reading of Numbers 1-4:20 from the Hebrew scriptures, I learned a great deal. First I learned that the English name for this Hebrew book only describes a part of the book - and to me places the emphasis on the wrong aspects of the book - the census taking.
The original Hebrew name for this book is much more descriptive and means "The Wilderness" Bemidar.
This phrase is emphasized throughout the census taking in the reading for today.
Scripture:
G-d spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai and said...
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