Timeline For Sefer Bemidbar

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The Chronological order of events in Sefer BeMidbar (based mainly on the Seider ha'Doros)

2449 ROSH CHODESH IYAR

1ST of IYAR

YOM SHENI & SHELISHI (2 DAYS)

Parshas Bemidbar & Naso Parshas Beha’aloska

The Jews enter Midbar Paran

20TH of IYAR

YOM RISHON

Yisrael grumble about the journeyings. They complain that they want meat. The seventy Elders, Eldad and Meidad. Thirty days of quails begin.

Kivros ha'Ta'avah

22th of IYAR

ROSH CHODESH SIVAN

1ST of SIVAN

Chatzeiros

22

YOM REVEI

Miriam and Aharon speak lashon ha'ra about Moshe ... Miriam is expelled from the camp for seven days

28

YOM SHELISHI

Yisrael travel from Chatzeiros. They arrive in Midbar Paran

29

YOM REVEI

The episode with the Spies begins

ROSH CHODESH TAMUZ

YOM SHELISHI

Yisro accedes to Moshe's request and leaves together with them. The Aron ha'Kodesh goes three days ahead of Yisrael. "Vayehi bi'neso'a ha'Aron .”

YOM REVEI (1 DAY)

Parshas Shlach They spy the Land for forty days

YOM CHAMISHI & SHESHI

ST

1 of TAMUZ

(2 DAYS) ROSH CHODESH AV

ROSH CHODESH ELLUL

1ST of AV

YOM SHABBOS (1 DAY)

8TH of AV

YOM SHABBOS

SPIES RETURN

9TH of AV

YOM RISHON

FALSE REPORT

1ST of ELLUL

YOM RISHON & SHENI (2 DAYS)

17TH of ELLUL

YOM REVEI

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10 SPIES DIE

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Creative views to understand ideas from Chumash, Tanach and Halacha Korach - Multiple opinions about when it takes place

Ibn Ezra –

still at Sinai right after Aharon became Cohen Gadol

Shaaray Aharon –

follows the “mekoshaish” who violated the second Shabbos

Rashi – (Kadesh) Batei Midrashos –

either directly prior to (Chatzeiros) or directly after the Spies the fortieth year

2449-2467 - wanderings in the desert including 19 encampments 2449 - Iyov (Job) dies shortly before the spies began their journey

2468-2487 - encampment at Kadesh Barnea for 19 years 2473 – (not recorded in the Torah) Yabus from the seed of Avimelech built the walls of Yerushalim due to the fear of the approaching Jewish nation (was called Tzion); walls not breached until Dovid HaMelech)

2484 - Sichon defeated the b’nai Moav with the help of Bilaam. Several cities were transferred to Sichon from Moav as tribute at the end of the war.

2487 - Parsha Chukas Rosh Chodesh Nissan the Jews dwelled in Kadash Barnea Tenth of Nissan Miriam Died; water stopped and incident with the Rock Tenth of Iyar – 30 days of mourning ended; Moshe sends messengers to Edom to cross their land. Edom refused rights of passage, and the Jews go another way Rosh Chodesh Av – arrive at Har HaHar; Aharon dies; mourning for 30 days Cananite nation assembles a large army to attack the Jews, since they thought G-d’s protection was removed. The Jews are afraid and retreated 7 encampments, and wait there for thirty days. B’nai Levi fight their fellow Jews, forcing them back to Har HaHar. There, they make a Neder that HaShem should give them victory. The battle in Nachlei Arnan takes 36 hours Elul - Ammon refuses rights of passage and battles the Jews; the Jews are victorious defeating Sichon

2488

- Jews observe holidays of Tishrei Twenty-Third of Tishrei, the Jews encounter Og, King of Bashan, and miracles occur

Parsha Balak Moav very afraid of the Jews, appoint Balak King; he hires Bilaam to curse the Jews Moav using their daughters entices some of the Jews at Nachal Shitim. Incident with Pinchas

Parshas Pinchas, Mattos, Masai until Rosh Chodesh Shvat www.parshapages.com

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TOTAL OF 38 YEARS, 9 MONTHS

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