The Chronological order of events in Sefer BeMidbar
(based mainly on the Seider ha'Doros)
- ROSH CHODESH IYAR 1ST of IYAR YOM SHENI & SHILISHI (2 DAYS)
Parshyios Bemidbar & Naso
The Jews enter Midbar Paran - TH of IYAR YOM RISHON
Parshas Beha’aloska
Yisro accedes to Moshe's request and leaves together with them. The Aron ha'Kodesh goes three days ahead of Yisrael. "Vayehi bi'neso'a ha'Aron .” - Kivros ha'Ta'avah 22th of IYAR YOM SHILISHI
Yisrael grumble about the journeys. They complain that they want meat. The seventy Elders; Eldad and Meidad. Thirty days of quail begin. - ROSH CHODESH SIVAN 1ST of SIVAN YOM REVII (1 DAY)
- Chatzeiros 22 YOM REVII
Miriam and Aharon speak lashon ha'ra about Moshe ... Miriam is expelled from the camp for seven days. - 28 YOM SHILISHI
Yisrael travel from Chatzeiros. They arrive in Midbar Paran. The episode with the Spies begins - 29 YOM REVII
Parshas Shlach
They spy the Land for forty days. - ROSH CHODESH TAMUZ ST of TAMUZ YOM CHAMISHI & SHISHI (2 DAYS)
- ROSH CHODESH AV 1ST of AV YOM SHABBOS (1 DAY)
- 8TH of AV YOM SHABBOS
SPIES RETURN - 9TH of AV YOM RISHON
FALSE REPORT - ROSH CHODESH ELLUL 1ST of ELLUL YOM RISHON & SHENI (2 DAYS)
- 17TH of ELLUL YOM REVEI
10 SPIES DIE
Parshas Korach - Multiple opinions about when it takes place
- Ibn Ezra – still at Sinai right after Aharon became Cohen Gadol
- Shaaray Aharon – follows the “mekoshaish” who violated the second Shabbos
- Rashi – either directly prior to (Chatzeiros) or directly after the Spies (Kadesh)
- Batei Midrashos – the fortieth year
2449-2467 - wanderings in the desert including 19 encampments
2449 - Iyov (Job) dies shortly before the spies began their journey
2468-2487 - encampment at Kadesh Barnea for 19 years
2473 – (not recorded in the Torah) Yabus from the seed of Avimelech built the walls of Yerushalim due to the fear of the approaching Jewish nation (was called Tzion); walls not breached until Dovid HaMelech)
2484 - Sichon defeated the b’nai Moav with the help of Bilaam. Several cities were transferred to Sichon from Moav as tribute at the end of the war.
2487 - Parsha Chukas
Rosh Chodesh Nissan the Jews depart Kadash Barnea
Tenth of Nissan Miriam Died; water from the spring stopped and the incident with the Rock
Tenth of Iyar – 30 days of mourning ended; Moshe sends messengers to Edom to cross their land. Edom refused rights of passage, and the Jews go another way
Rosh Chodesh Av – arrive at Har HaHar; Aharon dies; mourning for 30 days
Cananite nation assembles a large army to attack the Jews, since they thought G-d’s protection was removed. The Jews are afraid and retreated 7 encampments, and waited there for thirty days. B’nai Levi fight their fellow Jews, forcing them back to Har HaHar. There, they make a Neder that HaShem should give them victory. The battle in Nachlei Arnan takes 36 hours
Elul - Ammon refuses rights of passage and battles the Jews; the Jews are victorious defeating Sichon
2488 - Jews observe holidays of Tishrei
Twenty-Third of Tishrei - the Jews encounter Og, King of Bashan, and miracles occur
Parshas Balak
Moav very afraid of the Jews, appoint Balak King; he hires Bilaam to curse the Jews
Moav using their daughters entices some of the Jews at Nachal Shitim. Incident with Pinchas
Parshyios Pinchas, Mattos, Masai until Rosh Chodesh Shvat
TOTAL OF 38 YEARS, 9 MONTHS
