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<p>The events of Chapters 1-10 are told chronologically.</p> | <p>The events of Chapters 1-10 are told chronologically.</p> | ||
| − | <opinion>All in | + | <opinion>All in Second Month |
<p>Though Chapters 7 and 9 refer to events of the first month their main focus is events of the second month.  As such, Bemidbar 1-10 all takes place in one month, in the order written.</p> | <p>Though Chapters 7 and 9 refer to events of the first month their main focus is events of the second month.  As such, Bemidbar 1-10 all takes place in one month, in the order written.</p> | ||
<mekorot><multilink><a href="AbarbanelBemidbar7-1" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelBemidbar7-1" data-aht="source">Bemidbar 7:1</a><a href="AbarbanelBemidbar9-1" data-aht="source">Bemidbar 9:1</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="AbarbanelBemidbar7-1" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelBemidbar7-1" data-aht="source">Bemidbar 7:1</a><a href="AbarbanelBemidbar9-1" data-aht="source">Bemidbar 9:1</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
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| − | <opinion>Census in | + | <opinion>Census in First Year |
| − | <p> | + | <p>Though the censuses of Chapters 1-4 are dated to the second month, they were really part of an extended process which began when the Tabernacle was being constructed.  As such, the book of Bemidbar really opens with events of the first year, and then continues in order.</p> |
<mekorot><multilink><a href="UCassutoShemot38-25" data-aht="source">U. Cassuto</a><a href="UCassutoShemot38-25" data-aht="source">Shemot 38:25</a><a href="Prof. Umberto Cassuto" data-aht="parshan">About Prof. Umberto Cassuto</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="UCassutoShemot38-25" data-aht="source">U. Cassuto</a><a href="UCassutoShemot38-25" data-aht="source">Shemot 38:25</a><a href="Prof. Umberto Cassuto" data-aht="parshan">About Prof. Umberto Cassuto</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
</opinion> | </opinion> | ||
Version as of 21:09, 29 May 2016
Chronology of Bemidbar 1 – 10
Exegetical Approaches
Chronological
The events of Chapters 1-10 are told chronologically.
All in Second Month
Though Chapters 7 and 9 refer to events of the first month their main focus is events of the second month. As such, Bemidbar 1-10 all takes place in one month, in the order written.
Census in First Year
Though the censuses of Chapters 1-4 are dated to the second month, they were really part of an extended process which began when the Tabernacle was being constructed. As such, the book of Bemidbar really opens with events of the first year, and then continues in order.
Not Chronological
The events of Bemidbar 1-10 are not written in the order in which they occurred.
Later Events Told Earlier
The main storyline of Sefer Bemidbar begins in Chapter 9, in the first month of the second year. Chapters 1-8 contain material dated later since they are thematically related to the Mishkan and really simply form an appendix to the Books of Shemot and Vayikra.
