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Numbers Outline

Chapter 1
  • God commands Moses to number the people. 1
  • The princes of the tribes. 5
  • The number of every tribe. 17
  • The Levites are exempted for the service of the Lord. 47
Chapter 2
  • The order of the tribes in their tents. 1
Chapter 3
  • The sons of Aaron. 1
  • The Levites are given to the priests instead of the first-born; 5
  • are numbered by their families. 14
  • The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites; 21
  • of the Kohathites; 27
  • of the Merarites. 33
  • The place and charge of Moses and Aaron. 38
  • The first-born are freed by the Levites. 40
  • The overplus are redeemed. 44
Chapter 4
  • The age at which the Levites were to begin to serve, and the duration of the service. 1
  • The duty of the Kohathites. 4
  • The charge of Eleazar. 16
  • The office of the priests. 17
  • The duty of the Gershonites; 21
  • of the Merarites. 29
  • The number of the Kohathites; 34
  • of the Gershonites 38
  • and of the Merarites. 42
Chapter 5
  • The unclean are removed out of camp. 1
  • Restitution is to be made in trespass. 5
  • The trial of jealousy. 11
Chapter 6
  • The law of the Nazarite in the days of his separation; 1
  • and after their completion. 13
  • The form of blessing the people. 22
Chapter 7
  • The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle. 1
  • Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar. 10
  • God speaks to Moses from the mercy seat. 89
Chapter 8
  • How the lamps are to be lighted. 1
  • The consecration of the Levites. 5
  • The age and time of their service. 23
Chapter 9
  • The passover is again commanded. 1
  • A second passover for the unclean or absent. 6
  • The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites. 15
Chapter 10
  • The use of the silver trumpets. 1
  • The Israelites remove from Sinai to Paran. 11
  • The order of their march. 14
  • Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them. 29
  • The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark. 33
Chapter 11
  • The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer. 1
  • The people lust for flesh, and loathe manna. 4
  • Moses complains of his charge. 10
  • God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, and to give the people flesh for a month. 16
  • Moses' faith is staggered. 21
  • Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth-hattaavah. 31
Chapter 12
  • God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron. 1
  • Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses. 11
  • God commands her to be shut out of the host. 14
  • The people encamp in the wilderness of Paran. 16
Chapter 13
  • The names of the men who were sent to search the land. 1
  • Their instructions. 17
  • Their acts. 21
  • Their relation. 26
Chapter 14
  • The people murmur at the news. 1
  • Joshua and Caleb labour to still them. 6
  • God threatens them. 11
  • Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon. 13
  • The murmurers are debarred from entering into the land. 26
  • The men who raised the evil report die by a plague. 36
  • The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten. 40
Chapter 15
  • The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering. 1
  • The stranger is under the same law. 14
  • The law of the first of the dough for an heave offering. 17
  • The sacrifice for sins of ignorance. 22
  • The punishment of presumption. 30
  • He that violated the sabbath is stoned. 32
  • The law of fringes. 37
Chapter 16
  • The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 1
  • Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents. 23
  • The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others. 31
  • The censers are reserved to holy use. 36
  • Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron. 41
  • Aaron by incense stays the plague. 46
Chapter 17
  • Aaron,s rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes. 1
  • It is left for a monument against the rebels. 10
Chapter 18
  • The charge of the priests and Levites. 1
  • The priests' portion. 8
  • The Levites' portion. 21
  • The heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion. 25
Chapter 19
  • The water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifer. 1
  • The law for the use of it in purification of the unclean. 11
Chapter 20
  • The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies. 1
  • They murmur for want of water. 2
  • Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah. 7
  • Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him. 14
  • At mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies. 22
Chapter 21
  • Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah. 1
  • The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents. 4
  • They repenting are healed by a brazen serpent. 7
  • Sundry journeys of the Israelites. 10
  • Sihon is overcome, 21
  • and Og. 33
Chapter 22
  • Balak's first message for Balaam is refused. 1
  • His second message obtains him. 15
  • An angel would have slain him, if he had not been saved by his ass. 22
  • Balak entertains him. 36
Chapter 23
  • Balak's sacrifices. 1
  • Balaam's parables. 7
  • Balak's sacrifices. 13
  • Balaam's parables. 18
  • Balak's sacrifices. 25
Chapter 24
  • Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel. 1
  • Balak, in anger, dismisses him. 10
  • He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations. 15
Chapter 25
  • Israel at Shittim commit whoredom and idolatry. 1
  • Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi. 6
  • God therefore gives him an everlasting priesthood. 10
  • The Midianites are to be vexed. 16
Chapter 26
  • The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab. 1
  • The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land. 52
  • The families and number of the Levites. 57
  • None was left of them which were numbered at Sinai, but Caleb and Joshua. 63
Chapter 27
  • The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance. 1
  • The law of inheritances. 6
  • Moses, being told of his death, sues for a successor. 12
  • Joshua is appointed to succeed him. 18
Chapter 28
  • Offerings are to be observed. 1
  • The continual burnt offering. 3
  • The offering on the sabbath; 9
  • on the new moons; 11
  • at the passover; 16
  • in the day of the first-fruits. 26
Chapter 29
  • The offering at the feast of trumpets; 1
  • at the day of afflicting their souls; 7
  • and on the eight days of the feast of tabernacles. 12
Chapter 30
  • Vows are not to be broken. 1
  • The exceptions of a maid's vows; 3
  • of a wife's; 6
  • of a widow's; or her that is divorced. 9
Chapter 31
  • The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain. 1
  • Moses is wroth with the officers, for saving the women alive. 13
  • How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified. 19
  • The proportion in which the prey is to be divided. 25
  • The voluntary oblation unto the treasury of the Lord. 48
Chapter 32
  • The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on the east side of Jordan. 1
  • Moses reproves them. 6
  • They offer him conditions with which he is content. 16
  • Moses assigns them the land. 33
  • They conquer it. 39
Chapter 33
  • The two and forty journeys of the Israelites. 1
  • The Canaanites are to be destroyed. 50
Chapter 34
  • The borders of the land. 1
  • The names of the men who shall divide the land. 16
Chapter 35
  • Eight and forty cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof. 1
  • Six of them are to be cities of refuge. 6
  • The laws of murder and manslaughter. 9
  • No satisfaction for murder. 31