Numbers 12:13-15

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[13] Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, Heal her, God, I beg you. [14] Yahweh said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn't she be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again. [15] Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days: and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in again.

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Paran was the wilderness region in the Sinai peninsula where Israel camped during its journey from Egypt toward Canaan. In this setting, Miriam’s seven-day exclusion after her judgment delayed the whole community, underscoring both the seriousness of her sin and God’s ordered restoration.

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Numbers 12:13-15 mentions Paran.

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