Dictionary of Bible Themes A group, small or large, of people. In Scripture it denotes the people of Israel, especially in pre-monarchic times and particularly during the period of the wilderness wanderings. Exodus 16:1The community of Israel in the wilderness See also Exodus 17:1Numbers 13:26; 20:22,29 Exodus 35:1,4,20 Numbers 10:2-3 Moses and Aaron communicate God's instructions to the wilderness community Exodus 16:2-10Numbers 14:1-2,27,35-36; 16:8-33,41; 20:1-4; 27:14 Rebellion, discontent and grumbling within the wilderness community Leviticus 10:6Numbers 1:53 Responsibilities towards one another within the wilderness community Exodus 16:22See also Leaders and officials, under Moses, of the wilderness community Exodus 34:31Numbers 26:9; 31:13,26-27; 32:1-5 Numbers 1:1-3 See also Censuses of the wilderness community Exodus 38:25Numbers 1:17-19; 4:34 Leviticus 4:13-21 The community identity of pre-monarchic Israel See also The importance of a community identity in matters of worship Exodus 12:3-19,47-49Leviticus 16:5,32-33 Numbers 3:6-7; 8:9-11,20-21; 15:22-26; 19:9 Leviticus 20:1-5 See also The importance of a community in legal matters Numbers 15:15Genesis 35:11 God promised that the patriarchs' descendants would be a community of nations See also Genesis 28:3; 48:42 Chronicles 31:14-18 The families of the priests and Levites described as a community Acts 25:24The Jews referred to as a community in NT times See also 1115 God, purpose of4303 metals 5214 attack 5250 centurion 7020 church, the 7141 people of God, OT 7435 sacrifice, in OT 7505 Jews, the 7720 elders in the church 9420 book of life |
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