Why do you think this book carries the title of "Numbers"?
I think this book is called Numbers because it talks about the numbering of Israel a few times in the book and it is the name for the first five books of Moses or this section of the Torah.
What time period of Israel's history does Numbers cover?
I really don't know what time period it covers. I am not good with dates and time periods in the scriptures. I am going to guess a long time because they number Israel twice and I would imagine that would cover quite a bit of time.
How many males 20 years of age and older were there at the beginning of the children of Israel's journey into the wilderness? How many were there after 40 years in the wilderness?
There were 603,550 at the beginning and 601,730 after 40 years in the wilderness.
Why do you think after 40 years of bearing children in the wilderness, the population of the males 20 years and older was actually less? Consider this question as you move through the lesson.
I think the number was less because they were cursed with 40 years of wandering. The had become wicked at one point and so maybe they just didn't have as many kids or they died because that is a long time to wander. Also they could have just had more girls because they are only counting males.
