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The book of Numbers (which literally means In the Desert) is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible
and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah. Numbers details the Israelites journey in the desert
on their way to Canaan Land or The Promised Land.

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And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red
sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people
was much discouraged because of the way. 5And the people
spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye
brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there
is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth
this light bread. 6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among
the people, and they bit the people; and much people of
Israel died. 7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said,
We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and
against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the
serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8And the
LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it
upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is
bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9And Moses made
a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to
pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld
the serpent of brass, he lived.
Source: Numbers 21:4-9 Written by Moses
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The plagues as they appear in the Bible are:

(exodus 7:1425) water turned to blood killing all fish and
other water life.
(exodus 8:18:15) frogs
(exodus 8:1619) lice or gnats
(exodus 8:2030) flies or beasts
(exodus 9:17) disease on livestock
(exodus 9:812) unhealable boils
(exodus 9:1335) hail mixed with fire
(exodus 10:120) locusts
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The Hebrews in ancient Mesopotamia were one of the first groups to practice monotheism, the
worship of only one God. The Hebrews recorded their history and laws in the Hebrew Bible,
which tells the story of God meeting Moses on a mountain. God gave Moses a set of laws
called the Ten Commandments. These laws gave rules for how the Hebrews were to treat both
God and other men.
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The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the Torah. These books contain laws and
teachings about how the Hebrews should act toward one another and toward God. The Torah is still
considered sacred today by followers of Judaism. Torah scrolls are still handwritten. The photo shows
a Torah scroll with a pointer called a yad. Jewish law requires the use of a yad so that the writing on
the scroll is not touched by a human hand while it is being read.