<P> The Book of Numbers ( from Greek Ἀριθμοί , Arithmoi ; Hebrew : בְּמִדְבַּר ‎ , Bəmiḏbar , `` In the desert ( of ) '' ) is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible , and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah . The book has a long and complex history , but its final form is probably due to a Priestly redaction ( i.e. , editing ) of a Yahwistic source made some time in the early Persian period ( 5th century BCE ) . The name of the book comes from the two censuses taken of the Israelites . </P>
<P> The Book of Numbers ( from Greek Ἀριθμοί , Arithmoi ; Hebrew : בְּמִדְבַּר ‎ , Bəmiḏbar , `` In the desert ( of ) '' ) is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible , and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah . The book has a long and complex history , but its final form is probably due to a Priestly redaction ( i.e. , editing ) of a Yahwistic source made some time in the early Persian period ( 5th century BCE ) . The name of the book comes from the two censuses taken of the Israelites . </P>
where does the book of numbers get its name
where does the book of numbers get its name
from the two censuses taken of the Israelites
from the two censuses taken of the Israelites