Quotes About Community

This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,

Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”

Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.

“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”

After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.

“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.

Remove Aaronís priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”

When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.

Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.

That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.

“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”

the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.

the Oznite clan from Ozni, the Erite clan from Eri,

the Arodite clan from Arod, and the Arelite clan from Areli.

These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.

These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.

the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.

These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500.

the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem,

These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.