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Numbers 1:5

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These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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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 in the exodus, marking the nation’s recent transition from slavery to covenant service. The Wilderness of Sinai, between Egypt and Canaan, was where Israel camped after receiving the law and where this census was organized for its journey.

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Numbers 1:5 mentions Egypt and Wilderness of Sinai.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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