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[[File:Prophet Moses.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The prophet [[Moses]] ]]

[[File:Prophet Moses.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The prophet [[Moses]] ]]

'''Numbers''' [Hebrew: '''במדבר'''] is the fourth book of the [[Bible]] in the [[Old Testament]].  The Hebrew title of the book literally means "In the desert."<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan Corporation, 1985, Pg. 185</ref> The book's English name comes from the records of the Israelite tribes that take up a large part of the book.

'''Numbers''' [Hebrew: '''במדבר'''] is the fourth book of the [[Bible]] in the [[Old Testament]].  The Hebrew title of the book literally means "In the desert."<ref>The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan Corporation, 1985, Pg. 185</ref> The book's English name comes from the records of the Israelite tribes that take up a large part of the book.

This book is considered to have been written by [[Moses]] along with the other books of the [[Torah]] (the first five books of the Old Testament).  It relates the story of Israel's journey from [[Mount Sinai]] to the plains of [[Moab]] on the border of [[Canaan]].

This book is considered to have been written by [[Moses]] along with the other books of the [[Torah]] (the first five books of the Old Testament).  It relates the story of Israel's journey from [[Mount Sinai]] to the plains of [[Moab]] on the border of [[Canaan]].

Famous stories found in the Book of Numbers include the stories of Balaam's Ass ({{Bible ref|Numbers|22|verses=22-35}}) and the Bronze Serpent ({{Bible ref|Numbers|21|verses=4-9}}).     

Famous stories found in the Book of Numbers include the stories of Balaam's Ass ({{Bible ref|Numbers|22|verses=22-35}}) and the Bronze Serpent ({{Bible ref|Numbers|21|verses=4-9}}).     

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== Bible related trivia ==

[[Numbers (Translated)]]

 

 

{{bibleref|Numbers|23|23|version=KJV}} contains the verse used by [[Samuel Morse]] for his first [[telegraph]] communication ([[King James Version]]): "What hath God wrought!

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