Chapters of the Bible

God assigns specific duties to the three Levitical clans (Kohath, Gershon, Merari), meticulously detailing which sacred items and structures each family is responsible for carrying.

God gives laws to keep the camp holy, including dealing with uncleanness, making restitution for wrongs, and the procedure for testing a wife suspected of adultery.

God outlines the laws of the Nazarite vow, which requires a person to abstain from wine, avoid cutting their hair, and keep away from dead bodies for a specified period of special consecration.

The leaders of the twelve tribes present their generous dedication offerings for the Tabernacle over twelve days, providing wagons, oxen, and valuable gold and silver bowls.

God instructs Moses on the proper way to consecrate the Levites for their Tabernacle service, involving ritual washing, a sin offering, and a symbolic presentation before the Lord.

God gives instructions for celebrating the Passover for a second time. He also clarifies the law for those who are unclean or away on a journey, allowing them to celebrate it a month later.

God commands the crafting of two silver trumpets to be used for summoning the congregation, signaling the movement of the camp, and sounding the alarm for war.

The people complain about their diet of manna, demanding meat. God sends a massive wind to bring quail, but a severe plague strikes the people for their greed and lust for meat.

Miriam and Aaron criticize Moses for marrying a Cushite woman and questioning his unique authority. God severely rebukes them, striking Miriam with leprosy as punishment.

Moses sends twelve spies—one from each tribe—to scout the Promised Land of Canaan. They return with giant fruit but a fearful report of massive, fortified cities and giants.

The people weep and refuse to enter the Promised Land, choosing instead to appoint a new leader and return to Egypt. God condemns the disobedient generation to die in the wilderness for forty years.

God provides laws regarding offerings for those who will eventually enter the Promised Land. He also gives the law for the Sabbath-breaker and the command for tassels on garments.