Israel at Sinai

19 In the third month from the very day the Israelites left the land of Egypt, they came to the Sinai Wilderness. ² They traveled from Rephidim, came to the Sinai Wilderness, and camped in the wilderness. Israel camped there in front of the mountain.^(A)

The Census of Israel

1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting^(A) in the Wilderness of Sinai,^(B) on the first day of the second month of the second year^(C) after Israel’s departure from the land of Egypt:

⁴ But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence when they presented unauthorized fire^(A) before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests under the direction of Aaron their father.^(B)

The Levitical Census

¹⁴ The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: