Bemidbar 25:10-30:1

Haphtorah: I Kings 18:46-19:21

• Pinchas son of Elazar son of Aharon turned back the wrath of Gd against the people and was given Hashem’s covenant of peace.

• Slain Israelite was Zimri ben Salu, leader of the house of Shimon; the Midianite woman was Cozbi bat Zur.

• Hashem tells Israel to kill the Midianites because of Peor and Cozbi.

• Hashem orders Moshe and Elazar to take a new census of males over twenty years.
  • Reuven: 43,730
    families: Hezron, Carmi, Pallu, Eliab (Nemuel, Dathan, Aviram ben Eliab)

  • Shimon: 22,200
    families: Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, Shaul

  • Gad: 40,500
    families: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ozni, Eri, Arod, Areli

  • Yehudah: 76,500
    families: Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hezron, Hamul

  • Yissachar: 64,300
    families: Tola, Puvah, Jashub, Shimron

  • Zevulun: 60,500
    families: Sered, Elon, Jahleel

  • Yosef
    ~ Manasseh: 52,700
    families: Machir, Gilead, Iezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida, Hepher (Zelophehad ben Hepher’s daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tirzah)

    ~ Ephraim: 32,500

    families: Shuthelah, Becher, Tahan, Eran ben Shuthelah

  • Benyamin: 45,600
    families: Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, Shephupham, Hupham, Ard ben Bela, Naaman ben Bela

  • Dan: 64,400
    families: Shuham

  • Asher: 53,400
    families: Imnah, Ishvi, Beriah, Heber ben Beriah, Malchiel ben Beriah (Asher’s daughter: Serah)

  • Naphtali: 45,400
    families: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem

• Total count of Israel: 601,730 Land divided by lot, according names of tribal fathers

• Levite count: 23,000 Gershon, Kohath, Merari families: Libnite, Hebronite, Mahlite, Mushite, Korahite, Amram: Aharon, Moshe, Miriam Aharon: Nadab, Avihu, Elazar, Ithamar

• Only men from Egypt: Calev ben Yephunneh, Yehoshua ben Nun

• Daughters of Zelophehad ask for right of inheritance in absence of a brother.

• Hashem rules that if a man dies with no son to inherit, it should go to the daughters; otherwise to next of kin.

• Moshe sees the Land from mountain of Abarim.

• Yehoshua chosen as successor to Moshe.

• Offerings
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  • Shabbat
  • Rosh Chodesh (New Month)
  • Pesach (Passover)
  • Shavuot (Weeks)
  • Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
  • Yom Kippur
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