<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>
why is it called numbers in the bible
why is it called numbers in the bible
two censuses taken of the Israelites
two censuses taken of the Israelites