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Israel

Israel, also named Jacob, was the son of Isaac, the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, and a key patriarch of the Jewish people.

The name Israel means “who prevails with God”

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Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 25:26; referred to as Israel (Aramiac יִשְׂרָאֵל), Jacob (יַעֲקֹב), Jeshurun (יְשֻׁרוּן), Israelite (יִשְׂרְאֵלִי), Israelitess (יִשְׂרְאֵלִית), Israelite (Ἰσραήλ), Jacob (Ἰακώβ), or Israel (Ἰσραηλίτης); son of Isaac and Rebekah; a brother of Esau; husband of Rachel and Leah, with concubines Zilpah and Bilhah; father of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin.

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Jacob was the younger twin son of Isaac and Rebekah. He struggled with his twin brother Esau in the womb and was born holding Esau’s heel (Genesis 25:21–26). God told Rebekah that the boys symbolized two nations and that the older son would serve the younger (Genesis 25:23).

Isaac favored Esau, who loved the outdoors, while Rebekah preferred Jacob, who enjoyed staying at home. One day, Esau came back very hungry from hunting, and Jacob traded him some red stew for his inheritance rights (Genesis 25:27–34; see Hebrews 12:16). Later, Isaac asked Esau to prepare wild game for him to eat so he could bless him (Genesis 27:1–4; compare 25:28). However, Rebekah sent Jacob to trick Isaac into giving him the blessing instead, and her plan worked (Genesis 27:5–29). Jacob's deception was soon discovered (Genesis 27:30–35). But legally, valid blessings were unchangeable promises (27:33). So Isaac gave Esau a lesser blessing (Genesis 27:36–40). Esau planned to kill Jacob (27:41). Rebekah persuaded Isaac to send Jacob to her brother Laban so Jacob could marry within the family (Genesis 27:42–46).

Isaac gave the covenant promises to Jacob and sent him to Haran (Genesis 28:1–5). On the way, God appeared to Jacob in a dream and confirmed the promises of land and descendants given to Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 28:10–15). Jacob worshiped the Lord and named the place Bethel, meaning "house of God."

In Haran, Jacob worked for his uncle Laban (Genesis 29–31). Jacob loved Laban's daughter Rachel and worked seven years to marry her. However, Laban tricked him by giving him his older daughter Leah on the wedding night. Jacob then worked another seven years for Rachel and six more years to build his own flocks (Genesis 30:25–43; see also 31:38–42). Despite many challenges, he had thirteen children and became very wealthy.

After twenty years, God told Jacob to return to Canaan (Genesis 31:3). Jacob feared Laban and his sons (Genesis 31:1–2). So, he organized his caravan and left while Laban was away (31:4–21). Laban chased after him, but God stopped him from harming Jacob (Genesis 31:22–24, 29). Instead, Laban scolded Jacob for leaving secretly and accused him of stealing his idols (Genesis 31:25–30). Jacob allowed Laban to search his tents, but the idols were not found (Genesis 31:33–35). Jacob then became angry (Genesis 31:36–42). Although their conflict was unresolved, the two men made a peace agreement (Genesis 31:43–54). The location became a lasting boundary between Israel and Aram.

Jacob now faced Esau and God. When Esau came with four hundred men, Jacob asked for God's protection and sent gifts to make peace with his brother, whom he had not seen for many years (Genesis 32:3–21). That night, in an event symbolizing his life, Jacob wrestled with a man who dislocated his hip and gave him the blessing he wanted (Genesis 32:22–32). God also changed his name to Israel, meaning "God fights."

In the morning, Jacob met Esau, and they reconciled (Genesis 33:1–11). Esau was kind and forgiving, and Jacob shared some of his blessings. Esau then returned to Seir, while Jacob continued to Canaan. In Shechem, Jacob bought land and built an altar (Genesis 33:18–20). He then moved to Bethel and removed all foreign idols from his household (Genesis 35:1–8). God reaffirmed Jacob's new name, Israel, and renewed his promises of land and descendants (Genesis 35:9–15).

Jacob favored Rachel and her son Joseph (Genesis 37:1–3). Joseph's brothers grew jealous and hated him. Joseph's dreams made them angrier (Genesis 37:4–11), so they sold him as a slave (Genesis 37:12–28). For over twenty years, Jacob thought Joseph was dead. Jacob only learned Joseph was alive after sending Benjamin to Egypt with Judah. Joseph then helped his family during the famine (Genesis 43:1–14; 45:24–28). Jacob felt renewed and moved to Egypt. He joyfully reunited with Joseph in Goshen (Genesis 46:28–30) and thrived for seventeen more years.

When Jacob was near death at age 147, he planned for his family's future. He made Joseph promise to bury him in Canaan (Genesis 47:29–31; 49:29–32). He gave Joseph’s sons his main blessing and placed Ephraim, the younger son, first (Genesis 48:1–20). He assured the family they would return to Canaan (Genesis 48:21–22). Then he blessed each of his sons and predicted the future of their descendants (Genesis 49:1–28). He died and was buried in the cave of Machpelah, accompanied by his sons and a large Egyptian procession (Genesis 49:33–50:13). His death marked the end of the patriarchal age and the start of Israel’s growth as a nation in Egypt until they returned to live in the promised land (see Exodus—Joshua).

The name "Jacob" became another name for the nation of Israel (see Numbers 23:7, 21; 24:5; Hosea 12:2). God called the nation to serve him as their ancestors did (Hosea 12:3–14). He promised Israel the same love he showed Jacob (Malachi 1:2). He also promised that a powerful leader would come from Jacob's descendants (Genesis 49:8–12; Numbers 24:17–19).

Passages for Further Study

Genesis 25:19–34; 27:1–35:29; 37:1–35; 42:1–4, 29–38; 43:1–13; 45:25–50:14; Exodus 1:1–5; Numbers 23:7–10, 20–23; 24:5–9, 17–19; Deuteronomy 26:5; Joshua 24:4, 32; Hosea 12:2–14; Malachi 1:2; John 4:5–6, 12; Acts 7:8–16; Romans 9:10–13; Hebrews 11:8–9, 20–21

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Jacob Jeshurun Israel (Person) Israelite Jesurun

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Father

Isaac

Mother

Rebekah

Spouse

Bilhah Leah Rachel Zilpah

Siblings

Esau

Children

Asher Benjamin Dan Dinah Gad Issachar Joseph Judah Levi Naphtali Reuben Simeon Zebulun

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3,504 verses

Includes 926 verses that refer to Israel without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Numbers 6:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
  2. Numbers 6:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
  3. Numbers 6:27יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
  4. Numbers 7:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
  5. Numbers 7:84יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
  6. Numbers 8:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.
  7. Numbers 8:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.
  8. Numbers 8:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
  9. Numbers 8:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.
  10. Numbers 8:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.
  11. Numbers 8:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
  12. Numbers 8:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.
  13. Numbers 8:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.
  14. Numbers 8:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
  15. Numbers 8:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.
  16. Numbers 9:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.
  17. Numbers 9:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover,
  18. Numbers 9:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …and they did so in the Wilderness of Sinai, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  19. Numbers 9:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …and said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
  20. Numbers 9:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.
  21. Numbers 9:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.
  22. Numbers 9:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.
  23. Numbers 9:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out.
  24. Numbers 9:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Whether the cloud lingered for two days, a month, or longer, the Israelites camped and did not set out as long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle; but when it was lifted, they would set out.
  25. Numbers 10:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.
  26. Numbers 10:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.
  27. Numbers 10:28יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
  28. Numbers 10:29יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
  29. Numbers 10:36יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”
  30. Numbers 11:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
  31. Numbers 11:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
  32. Numbers 11:30יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Moses returned to the camp, along with the elders of Israel.
  33. Numbers 13:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
  34. Numbers 13:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
  35. Numbers 13:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
  36. Numbers 13:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
  37. Numbers 13:32יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
  38. Numbers 14:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!
  39. Numbers 14:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.
  40. Numbers 14:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.
  41. Numbers 14:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
  42. Numbers 14:27יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.
  43. Numbers 14:39יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.
  44. Numbers 15:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home
  45. Numbers 15:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you
  46. Numbers 15:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.
  47. Numbers 15:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.
  48. Numbers 15:29יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.
  49. Numbers 15:32יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
  50. Numbers 15:38יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
  51. Numbers 16:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
  52. Numbers 16:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
  53. Numbers 16:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
  54. Numbers 16:34יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
  55. Numbers 16:38יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
  56. Numbers 16:40יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    …just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
  57. Numbers 16:41יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”
  58. Numbers 17:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
  59. Numbers 17:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
  60. Numbers 17:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
  61. Numbers 17:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
  62. Numbers 17:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
  63. Numbers 18:5יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.
  64. Numbers 18:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
  65. Numbers 18:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.
  66. Numbers 18:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.
  67. Numbers 18:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Every devoted thing in Israel belongs to you.
  68. Numbers 18:15Referred to, not named
    The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.
  69. Numbers 18:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”
  70. Numbers 18:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
  71. Numbers 18:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
  72. Numbers 18:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
  73. Numbers 18:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
  74. Numbers 18:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
  75. Numbers 18:26יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.
  76. Numbers 18:28יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So you are to present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites, and from these you are to give the LORD’s offering to Aaron the priest.
  77. Numbers 18:32יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
  78. Numbers 19:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
  79. Numbers 19:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.
  80. Numbers 19:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.
  81. Numbers 19:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
  82. Numbers 20:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
  83. Numbers 20:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
  84. Numbers 20:13יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.
  85. Numbers 20:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
  86. Numbers 20:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
  87. Numbers 20:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
  88. Numbers 20:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.
  89. Numbers 20:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
  90. Numbers 20:29יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
  91. Numbers 21:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.
  92. Numbers 21:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.”
  93. Numbers 21:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.
  94. Numbers 21:4Referred to, not named
    Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
  95. Numbers 21:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
  96. Numbers 21:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.
  97. Numbers 21:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!
  98. Numbers 21:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
  99. Numbers 21:22Referred to, not named
    “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
  100. Numbers 21:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel
    But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.