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Numbers 1:49

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"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land from which God delivered Israel, while the Wilderness of Sinai was the desert region where Israel camped after the exodus and received covenant instruction. In this setting, the Levites were exempted from the military census because they were assigned to guard and serve the tabernacle.

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Numbers 1:49 mentions Egypt and Wilderness of Sinai.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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