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Title	Moses, when communicating with God in the Tabernacle, is ordered to number the people , Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the twelve tribes take the census, the tribes are arranged in their proper order ~ the book of Numbers, the unclean are expelled from the camp ~ the book of Numbers, a multitude of quail falls and covers the camp, at Taberah the people are punished by fire which consumes one end of the camp, the spies take away some of the fruits of Canaan and return, usually carrying a large bunch of grapes on a pole, an angel holding a sword bars the way and causes Balaam's ass to turn aside; the angel is invisible to Balaam, Balaam and King Balak meet and together they make a sacrifice, the Israelites who had intercourse with the Moabite women are punished, , Phinehas, Eleazar's son, follows Zimri and Cozbi and drives his spear through both of them
Type	Illustration
Sizes	96x220
Material	Copper engraving
Colour	Black
Artist	Borcht, Pieter van der
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra	1702
Iconclass	71E31111,71E31112,71E31113,71E3113,71E3133,71E3131,71E3152,71E3314,71E3315,71E33213,71E33221
Iconclass description	Moses, when communicating with God in the Tabernacle, is ordered to number the people , Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the twelve tribes take the census, the tribes are arranged in their proper order ~ the book of Numbers, the unclean are expelled from the camp ~ the book of Numbers, a multitude of quail falls and covers the camp, at Taberah the people are punished by fire which consumes one end of the camp, the spies take away some of the fruits of Canaan and return, usually carrying a large bunch of grapes on a pole, an angel holding a sword bars the way and causes Balaam's ass to turn aside; the angel is invisible to Balaam, Balaam and King Balak meet and together they make a sacrifice, the Israelites who had intercourse with the Moabite women are punished, , Phinehas, Eleazar's son, follows Zimri and Cozbi and drives his spear through both of them
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