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Why is the book of Numbers in the Bible called "Numbers"?

Aurelia Rohan ∙

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Updated: 3/15/2025

The book of Numbers in The Bible is called "Numbers" because it begins with a census of the Israelites, counting the number of men fit for military service. The book also contains other numerical data, such as the number of tribes and Levites, hence the name "Numbers."

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The first book of the Bible called?

The first book in the bible is called Genesis.

What is the book of the Bible abb?

There is no book of the Bible called "Abb".

What book in the Bible is called the little Bible?

Book of Isaiah

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Jn the bible the first census is reported in the book of numbers.

5 first books of the bible?

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges

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After Leviticus in the Bible comes the book of Numbers.

What is the sacrid book of judism called?

The sacred book of Judaism is called the Torah. It is composed of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

The christians holy book is the Bible?

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"The Almighty" is what God is called in the Old Testament's Book of Job.But the term is not a distinctive feature of that book. Specifically, the term is used elsewhere in the Bible. For example, it occurs in the Old Testament Books of Numbers, Ruth and Isaiah and in the New Testament Book of Revelation.

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Why did the bible come to be called biblos or the book?

Originally it was in scroll form, then it camein a book form so it was called a bible meaning book.

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