Exam 9: In the Wilderness

The two scouts who argued that Canaan should be invaded were _______________ and _____________.

The two priests who reject Moses's leadership and want to return to Egypt are ______________ and ________________.

How many cities of refuge were given to the Levites?

The closest male relative who is legally responsible for his kin, usually relating to matters of death or property, is called the _________________.

The Levites receive no tribal territory in the Promised Land.

Describe the figure of Miriam. Explain her complicated, and at times contradictory, relationships with Aaron and Moses. How is she important to the overall Exodus and wilderness narratives?

The Amalekites appear to have been herders of:

Describe the rebellions in the wilderness that punctuate the book of Numbers. What is their narrative function? What is their function in the larger biblical context?

According to _____________, the Israelites spent most of their forty-year sojourn in the wilderness at the site of Kadesh:

The arrangement of the Israelite camp in Numbers 2 strictly follows actual geography.

The Israelites' last stop before entering the Promised Land was:

The prescribed purification for someone who came in contact with a corpse was the sacrifice of a(n) ________________.

Inheritance was patrilineal according to Israelite law.

What roles do the different priests and priestly houses play in Numbers? Why are the repeated transgressions on the part of these priests important to the narrative as a whole and P in particular?

______________ dedicated themselves to the deity by abstaining from alcohol, leaving their hair uncut, and avoiding any contact with a corpse.

Are Israel's encounters with the inhabitants of the territories through which the Israelites passed en route to the Promised Land historical? What is the significance of the accounts of opposition that the Israelite's encountered along their journey?

The site of Kadesh or Kadesh-barnea is often associated with the archaeological site of _________________________ in the northern Sinai.

The bronze snake that was offered incense at the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem Was called:

The scouts return from the land of Canaan with all of the following except:

The seraphim are: