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Annual Reading Schedule - Torah Given Through Mosheh - Week 31 - The Census & Camp Locations (Leviticus 27:34 - Numbers 3:39)

Reading Questions

  1. At what age is a man considered an independent adult?
  2. Are the tribes determined by the Father's lineage or the Mother's?
  3. What was the largest tribe at that time, the smallest tribe, and what tribe was not registered with the rest and why?
  4. Where did the tribes camp in relation to the dwelling place?
  5. Who does the tribe of Lewi (Levi) serve?
  6. Whose are the Lewites (Levites) and why?
  7. What side of the Dwelling Place is considered to be "behind" the dwelling place? North, South, East, or West?
  8. Were women numbered in the census?

Reading Notes

  • It is interesting to note that a census was done on the 1st day of the 2nd month (Numbers 1:1-2). This might be additional evidence showing that the New Moon Day is not equivalent to a Sabbath. I do not think they would have done this census on a Sabbath day of rest. In fact, we can prove it was not the weekly Sabbath when this census occurred because in Numbers 10:11-12 and verse 33 it shows they went on a 3 day journey spanning the 20th, 21st, and 22nd. This shows that neither the 20th, 21st, or 22nd were Sabbath days since they were on a journey on these days, seeking out a resting place. If the 22nd was not a weekly Sabbath then neither was the 1st of that same month because the 1st of every month is always on the same day of the week as the 22nd of that same month.
  • The age of 20 mentioned in Numbers 1:3 is not only the age when a man becomes an adult, but also the minimum age a woman must attain in order to get married. She is not mature enough to make a wise, informed decision, or considered an adult before she is 20. It doesn't matter if someone can prove a woman in the Bible got married earlier. Actions of others documented does not prove Yahweh agreed with those actions and does not mean they were wise decisions.
  • See the reading notes for Week 38 of the Annual Reading Schedule for related information about censuses.

Related Verses

Census: Exodus 30:12, Numbers 4:2, 22, 26:2, 4, 1 Chronicles 27:24, 2 Chronicles 2:17