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Numbers 3:29

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The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.

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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 covenantal instructions. In this setting, the Kohathite Levites were assigned their place on the south side of the tabernacle.

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Numbers 3:29 mentions Egypt and Wilderness of Sinai.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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