Event

Purification and Plunder

What happened

The soldiers purify themselves, and the plunder from the Midianite battle is divided among the people and the sanctuary.

Numbers 31:12–54

Part of: Sinai and the wilderness

People

Mosesfirst named in Exodus 2:10 Eleazarson of Aaron IsraelitesConquest Israelite Officersfirst named in Numbers 31:14

Places

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Where it appears in the Bible

43 verses in 1 book