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Old Testament · 36 chapters · 1,288 verses · about 2 hours and 44 minutes to read
Israel is numbered and organised for the march to Canaan, then refuses to enter at Kadesh and wanders for forty years. A new generation grows up and is brought at last to the edge of the promised land.
Author: Moses, by long-standing traditionTraditionally dated about 1400 BCTheme: the wilderness years
Chapters
Outline of Numbers
Key verses
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Well-known verses in Numbers
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
How long Numbers is
Chapters: 36Verses: 1,288Words: about 32,893Read in: about 2 hours and 44 minutesLongest chapter: Numbers 7 (89 verses)
Numbers is the 4th book of the Bible and the 4th of the Old Testament, between Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Numbers?
Moses, by long-standing tradition.
When was Numbers written?
It is traditionally dated about 1400 BC.
What is the book of Numbers about?
Israel is numbered and organised for the march to Canaan, then refuses to enter at Kadesh and wanders for forty years. A new generation grows up and is brought at last to the edge of the promised land.
How long is Numbers?
Numbers has 36 chapters and 1,288 verses in the King James Version — about 32,893 words.
How long does it take to read Numbers?
about 2 hours and 44 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Numbers?
36.
How many verses are in Numbers?
1,288.
What is the longest chapter in Numbers?
Numbers 7, with 89 verses. The shortest is Numbers 17, with 13.
Where is Numbers in the Bible?
Numbers is the 4th book of the Bible and the 4th of the Old Testament, between Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
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