Numbers on the Bible timeline

Numbers holds 16 events on the timeline. Here they are in the order they happened, each with its place in the wider story.

Events in Numbers, in order

• Israel Counted at Sinai · about 1445 BC
  Moses and Aaron take a census of the men able to fight in every tribe except Levi.
• Quail and Craving · about 1445 BC
  The people long for Egypt's food, and God sends quail but strikes those who crave it with a plague.
• Miriam Struck with Leprosy · about 1445 BC
  Miriam and Aaron criticize Moses, and Miriam is struck with leprosy for seven days.
• Twelve Spies Explore Canaan · about 1445 BC
  Twelve men scout the land, and ten bring back a fearful report of giants.
• Israel Refuses to Enter · about 1445 BC
  Israel rebels at the spies' report, and God decrees forty years of wandering.
• Korah's Rebellion · about 1440 BC
  Korah and his followers challenge Moses and Aaron, and the earth swallows them.
• Aaron's Staff Blossoms · about 1440 BC
  Aaron's staff buds and bears almonds overnight to confirm his priesthood.
• Moses Strikes the Rock · about 1407 BC
  Moses strikes the rock twice in anger instead of speaking to it, and God bars him from the promised land.
• Aaron Dies on Mount Hor · about 1407 BC
  Aaron dies on Mount Hor, and his son Eleazar takes the priestly garments.
• Bronze Serpent Raised · about 1407 BC
  Moses lifts a bronze serpent on a pole, and snakebitten Israelites who look at it live.
• Sihon and Og Defeated · about 1406 BC
  Israel defeats the Amorite kings Sihon and Og and occupies their land east of the Jordan.
• Balaam's Donkey Speaks · about 1406 BC
  God opens the mouth of Balaam's donkey to rebuke him after it sees the angel of the Lord blocking the road.
• Balaam Blesses Israel · about 1406 BC
  Hired to curse Israel, Balaam can only speak blessings over the nation.
• Phinehas at Baal Peor · about 1406 BC
  Israel worships Baal of Peor, and Phinehas stops a plague by killing a man and woman in sin.
• Daughters of Zelophehad · about 1406 BC
  Five sisters ask for their father's inheritance, and God rules they may receive it.
• War Against Midian · about 1406 BC
  Israel attacks Midian in vengeance and kills Balaam, who had counseled the seduction at Peor.

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