A '''number''' is an abstract concept used for counting or measuring. There are many kinds of numbers: [[prime number]]s, [[composite number]]s, [[rational number]]s, [[real number]]s, [[imaginary number]]s, [[complex number]]s, and [[transcendental number]]s. Belief in [[numerology]] is generally not considered compatible with [[Christian]] beliefs.
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'''Numbers''' is also 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>
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Numbers is also the fourth book of the [[Bible]].
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The 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]].