Parsha Facts

Parsha Facts

Concepts

• Laws of personal vows
• War against Midyan
• Request to settle in TransJordan

People

• Moshe
• Pinchas
• Eleazar
• Yehoshua
• Tribes of Reuven and Gad

Places

• Arvos Moav

Mitzvos: 2 Mitzvos in the Parsha (Number 406-407 of 613 Mitzvos in the Torah)

• One positive Mitzvah and one prohibition.
• 406. The law of annulling a vow.
• 407. Not to break a vow.

Year from Creation

Timeline
2488 During the period of Chesvan till Rosh Chodesh Shvat

Sedra-Stats

• 42nd of the 54 sedras; 9th of 10 in Sefer BaMidbar
• Written on 190 lines in a Sefer Torah; 29th of 54
• 9 parshiyos: 4 open, 5 closed

Comparison to the other sedras:

• 112 pesukim – 24th of 54 (7th of 10 in BeMidbar)
• 1484 words – 29th of 54 (6th of 10 in BeMidbar)
• 5652 letters – 30th of 54 (7th of 10 in BeMidbar)

Note: Often read together with Parshas Masai.