Numbers 3:4

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Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.

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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 the Lord delivered Israel, marking the beginning of their covenant journey. The Wilderness of Sinai, between Egypt and Canaan, was where Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord and where Eleazar and Ithamar continued serving as priests under Aaron.

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Numbers 3:4 mentions Egypt and Wilderness of Sinai.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato