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60 Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire to the Lord.[a]

62 There were 23,000 male Levites who were more than one month old. Moses did not include them on the list of the other Israelite tribes. They did not receive any land as the other tribes did.

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Footnotes

  1. 26:61 We are not sure what ‘strange fire’ was. But we know that it was something that did not please God. See Numbers 3:4.

60 Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(A) 61 But Nadab and Abihu(B) died when they made an offering before the Lord with unauthorized fire.)(C)

62 All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000.(D) They were not counted(E) along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance(F) among them.(G)

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