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Bemidar – Numbers

Bemidar - Numbers

Hebrew TitleBemidbar
English MeaningIn the wilderness
Torah ReadingNumbers 1:1–4:20
Prophets ReadingHosea 1:10-2:22
Gospel ReadingI Cor 12:12-20
The book of Numbers tells the story of Israel's trek through the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land, their failure at the edge of the land and the subsequent forty years of wandering. Bamidbar begins with a census of the tribes of Israel and the Levitical families just prior to the departure from Sinai.
Hebrew TitleBeha’alotcha
English MeaningIn Your Going Up
Torah ReadingNumbers 8:1–12:16
Prophets ReadingZechariah 2:10–4:7
Gospel ReadingI Corinthians 10:6–13
This portion tells the story of the consecration of the Levites, the first Passover in the wilderness, the silver trumpets, the cloud of glory, the departure from Sinai, the grumbling in the wilderness, the first Sanhedrin and the punishment of Miriam.
Hebrew TitleShelach L’cha
English MeaningSend For Yourself
Torah ReadingNumbers 13:1–15:41
Prophets ReadingJoshua 2:1–24
Gospel ReadingHebrews 3:7–19
This Torah reading tells the tragic story of how the spies returned with a bad report about the Land of Promise and influenced the congregation of Israel to rebel against the LORD. Thus God consigned the generation of Moses to wander in the wilderness for forty years.
Hebrew TitleKorach
English MeaningKorah
Torah ReadingNumbers 16:1–18:32
Prophets ReadingI Samuel 11:14–12:22
Gospel ReadingRomans 13:1–7
This week's Torah reading tells the story of how Korah led an unsuccessful rebellion against Moses and Aaron. After thwarting the insurrection, God confirms Aaron in the priesthood and provides additional legislation regarding priestly and Levitical privileges and responsibilities.
Hebrew TitleChukat
English MeaningOrdinance Of
Torah ReadingNumbers 19:1–22:1
Prophets ReadingJudges 11:1–33
Gospel ReadingJohn 3:10–21
This reading also contains the story of Moses striking the rock, the stories of the deaths of Aaron and Miriam and the wars with the Amorites. The portion concludes with the host of Israel encamping on the edge of the Promised Land.
Hebrew TitleBalak
English MeaningBalak
Torah ReadingNumbers 22:2–25:9
Prophets ReadingMicah 5:6–6:8
Gospel ReadingRomans 11:25–32
I Corinthians 1:20–31
 This week's Torah reading tells the story of how Balak hires the occult prophet Balaam to lay a curse on Israel. Balaam meets resistance from God, has a conversation with his donkey and ends up blessing Israel instead of cursing them.
Hebrew TitlePinchas
English MeaningPhinehas
Torah ReadingNumbers 25:10–29:40
Prophets ReadingI Kings 18:46–19:21
Gospel ReadingJohn 2:13–25
In this Torah portion, the LORD makes a covenant of peace with Phinehas and his descendants, orders a second census, settles questions about inheritance, appoints Joshua to succeed Moses and lists the sacrifices for the appointed times.
Hebrew TitleMatot
English MeaningTribes
Torah ReadingNumbers 30:1–32:42
Prophets ReadingJeremiah 1:1–2:28
Gospel ReadingMatthew 5:33–37
Numbers 30 discusses the laws of vows and oaths. Numbers 31 tells the story of Israel's war with Midian. Numbers 32 relates the story of how the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Mannaseh came to inherit the land east of the Jordan River.
Hebrew TitleMassei
English MeaningStages - journeys
Torah ReadingNumbers 33:1–36:13
Prophets ReadingJeremiah 3:4, 4:1–2
Gospel ReadingPhilippians 3:7–21
James 4:1–12
Massei is the end of the continuous narrative of Torah that began in Genesis with the creation of the universe. In it we find a list of the encampments from Egypt to the plains of Moab. Moses introduces the laws of the cities of refuge and more inheritance laws. The narrative does not resume until the end of Deuteronomy, when Moses dies.
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