Tag Archives: Book of Numbers

Commentary on Numbers 32:1-25

Only the Dead have seen the end of war – George Santayana Si vis pacem, para bellum – Vegetius Numbers contains some pretty unsavory stuff, which I’ll skip. I’ll concentrate on chapter 32. This is the section where the Reubenites and Gadites come to Moses and Eleazar the priest to tell them that the east side…


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Commentary on Numbers 8:23-26

The Lord spoke to Moses saying: This is the rule for the Levites. From 25 years of age up they shall participate in the workforce in the service of the Tent of Meeting; but at the age of 50 they shall retire from the workforce and shall serve no more. They may assist their brother…


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