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Numbers 3:24

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The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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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 ordered worship regulations. In this setting, the Levite clans, including the Gershonites under Eliasaph, were assigned leaders and duties for serving the tabernacle.

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Numbers 3:24 mentions Egypt and Wilderness of Sinai.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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