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#123 | Bamidbar ch.5 - Law and Narrative
Published 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
We have been telling a story in ch.1-4 - the story of the organization of the camp and the assignment of roles to the nation and the Levites.
Suddenly Bamidbar takes a surprising turn into five legal segments (parshiot).
Why does Bamidbar lurch from narrative to law?
Why these five laws?