Numbers study section
Numbers key people
Numbers is carried by mediators who stand in the gap, the faithful spies who trust God, and the rebels and enemies who oppose His purposes.
The faithful: leaders, priests, and the new inheritors
Moses
Leader, prophet, and intercessor, who repeatedly stands between God and a rebellious people
Aaron
The high priest, whose budding staff vindicates his office; dies at Mount Hor
Miriam
Moses’ sister and a prophetess; struck with leprosy for opposing Moses, and dies at Kadesh
Joshua
One of the two faithful spies, commissioned as Moses’ successor
Caleb
The other faithful spy, who “wholly followed the LORD” and is promised the land
Eleazar
Aaron’s son, who succeeds him as high priest
Phinehas
Eleazar’s son, whose zeal at Peor stops the plague and earns a covenant of perpetual priesthood
The daughters of Zelophehad
Five sisters whose appeal secures inheritance rights for daughters
The rebels and the enemy hired to curse Israel
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
The leaders of the rebellion against Moses and Aaron, swallowed by the earth
Balaam
The pagan prophet hired to curse Israel, whom God compels to bless
Balak
The king of Moab who hires Balaam
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