Numbers
Explore the people and evidence recorded for the book of Numbers. Entries follow their first cited passage in the selected text.
People recorded in this book 216
Recorded names may include people recalled from earlier stories. Each entry keeps its existing source identity.
Naphtali
sixth-born son of Jacob, son of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid
Sample references (3 of 10)Open person recordLevi
third-born son of Jacob, son of Leah
Sample references (3 of 15)Open person recordAbihu
son of Aaron, died for offering strange fire to the LORD
Sample references (3 of 4)Open person recordEleazar
son of Aaron
Sample references (3 of 34)Open person recordIthamar
son of Aaron
Sample references (3 of 4)Open person recordNadab
son of Aaron, died for offering strange fire to the LORD
Sample references (3 of 4)Open person recordGershon
son of Levi
Sample references (3 of 9)Open person recordKohath
son of Levi
Sample references (3 of 11)Open person recordMerari
son of Levi
Sample references (3 of 12)Open person recordLibni
son of Gershon
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShimei
son of Gershon
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordAmram
son of Kohath
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordHebron
son of Kohath
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordIzhar
son of Kohath
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordUzziel
son of Kohath
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordMahli
son of Merari
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordMushi
son of Merari
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordEliasaph
leader of the Gershonites
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordLael
father of Eliasaph
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordElizaphan
son of Uzziel
Explorer record: Elzaphan
Supporting ScriptureOpen person record
Events referenced in this book 4
Includes earlier events recalled in this book. Passage order and historical dates describe different aspects of the record.
Israel departed Sinai
Travel · 1445 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureTwelve men sent to spy out the Land
Unique · 1445 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureIsrael began wandering in the wilderness
Begin · 1447 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureDeath of Aaron
Death · 1407 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting Scripture
Places linked through referenced events 1
Reviewed places associated with the cited events. These associations do not form a complete list of places mentioned in the book or prove that every supporting verse names the place.
Paran
Location confidence: high · regional
Supporting event evidence- Via Israel departed Sinai · Association confidence: high
- Via Twelve men sent to spy out the Land · Association confidence: high
- Via Israel began wandering in the wilderness · Association confidence: high
- Via Israel departed Sinai · Association confidence: high