The laws at the start of Numbers 5 might seem unconnected with each other, and with the magic abortion test of marital fidelity that comes next, but there's a common theme. Keeping faith - or breaking faith - ties the provisions in this chapter together.


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Yes, you guessed it: I prepped too much material again. It's not minicast-worthy, but it's still interesting, and not entirely unconnected with the Numbers segment in this weeks episode. So here it is.

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References

Milgrom, Jacob (1989). Numbers, The JPS Torah Commentary. Philadaelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society.
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Numbers 5, Leviticus 6, JPSTORAHNU