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A new generation counted on the plains of Moab

After the plague, Moses and Eleazar counted Israel's new generation for military service and inheritance. Except for Caleb and Joshua, none remained from the census at Sinai, as the LORD had said (Numbers 26:1-65).

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Fortieth year, plains of Moab

📖 Numbers 26:1–3

1After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, 2“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.” 3So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,

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Sources: Scripture — Numbers 26:1-65
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