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Those who have become ritually unclean and do not purify themselves remain unclean, because the water for purification has not been thrown over them. They defile the Lord 's Tent and will no longer be considered God's people.

There was no water where they camped, so the people gathered around Moses and Aaron

Moses and Aaron moved away from the people and stood at the entrance of the Tent. They bowed down with their faces to the ground, and the dazzling light of the Lord 's presence appeared to them.

The Edomites repeated, "We refuse!" and they marched out with a powerful army to attack the people of Israel.

The whole community learned that Aaron had died, and they all mourned for him for thirty days.

and spoke against God and Moses. They complained, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We can't stand any more of this miserable food!"

From there they moved again and camped on the north side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness which extends into Amorite territory. (The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.)

From there they went on to a place called Wells, where the Lord said to Moses, "Bring the people together, and I will give them water."

The well dug by princes And by leaders of the people, Dug with a royal scepter And with their walking sticks." They moved from the wilderness to Mattanah,

and from there they went on to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

So the Israelites killed Og, his sons, and all his people, leaving no survivors, and then they occupied his land.

sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor near the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw. They brought him this message from Balak: "I want you to know that a whole nation has come from Egypt; its people are spreading out everywhere and threatening to take over our land.

They outnumber us, so please come and put a curse on them for me. Then perhaps we will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. I know that when you pronounce a blessing, people are blessed, and when you pronounce a curse, they are placed under a curse."

God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them, and do not put a curse on the people of Israel, because they have my blessing."

So they returned to Balak and told him that Balaam had refused to come with them.

They went to Balaam and gave him this message from Balak: "Please don't let anything prevent you from coming to me!

They will have abundant rainfall And plant their seed in well-watered fields. Their king shall be greater than Agag, And his rule shall be extended far and wide.

Invaders will sail from Cyprus; They will conquer Assyria and Eber, But they, in turn, will perish forever."

One of the Israelites took a Midianite woman into his tent in the sight of Moses and the whole community, while they were mourning at the entrance of the Tent of the Lord 's presence.

because of the evil they did to you when they deceived you at Peor, and because of Cozbi, who was killed at the time of the epidemic at Peor."