Lux Domini
These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

What does Numbers 26:63 mean?

The execution of the sentence passed on the murmurers, chap. 14:29, is observable.

Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Numbers 26:63-65 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Eleazar Person

God has helped. (1. ) The third son of Aaron ( Ex. 6:23 ). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas ( Ex. 6:25 ). After the death of Nadab and Abihu.

Jericho Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.

Jordan Place

Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.

Moab Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.