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I. Preparations for the journey to Canaan (1:1-9:23)

A. Israelites numbered (1:1-4:49)

1. Census of the Israelites (1:1-54)

2. The arrangement of the wilderness camp (2:1-34)

3. The census of the Levites (3:1-4:49)

B. Final preparations (5:1-9:23)

1. Various laws and offerings (5:1-7:89)

2. Dedication of the Levites (8:1-26)

3. Passover and the fire cloud (9:1-23)

II. The wilderness journey (10:1-21:20)

A. Departure (10:1-14:45)

1. Marching orders (10:1-35)

2. Complaints in the desert (11:1-12:16)

3. Spies sent to Canaan (13:1-33)

4. The people rebel and must wander an additional forty years (14:1-45)

B. Events in the desert (15:1-21:20)

1. Laws for the Promised Land (15:1-41)

2. Rebellion in the desert (16:1-16)

3. Miracle in the desert (17:1-12)

4. More laws for the Promised Land (18:1-19:23)

5. More miracles in the desert (20:1-13)

6. Setbacks in the desert (20:14-21:20)

a. Edom refuses passage (20:14-21)

b. Rebellion and attack by serpents (21:1-20)

III. Conquests and preparations (21:21-36:13)

A. Conquests (21:31-31:53)

1. Sihon and Og defeated (21:21-35)

2. Balaam’s prophecies and Balak’s defeat (22:1-24:25)

3. False worship and punishment (25:1-18)

4. A second numbering (26:1-65)

5. Daughters of Zelophehad (27:1-11)

6. Joshua chosen as Moses’successor (27:12-23)

7. Festivals, offerings, and laws (28:1-30:16)

8. War against Midian (31:1-54)

B. Preparations for life in the Promised Land (32:1-36:13)

1. Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh allowed to settle in Transjordan (32:1-42)

2. Summary of travels (33:1-49)

3. Boundaries of Israel’s land (33:50-34:29)

4. Levitical cities and cities of refuge (35:1-34)

5. Marriage of Zelophehad’s daughters (36:1-13)[iii]

[iii] Achtemeier, Paul J. ; Harper & Row, Publishers ; Society of Biblical Literature: Harper's Bible Dictionary. 1st ed. San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1985, S. 712