The Metaphor of the Desert

On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, saying: (Num. 1:1)
Why does the Torah mention these two places, when it appears superfluous to mention either? Ever since the Tabernacle was built the Lord spoke to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, and that the people were in the wilderness of Sinai is self-evident, for they had not yet entered the Promised Land.

You may also like...

• 

  Behaalotecha Part Two

  June 21, 2016

   by Netiv / The Path · Published June 21, 2016 · Last modified June 19, 2016

• 

  The Trait of Piety | Chapter Eighteen

  April 17, 2015

   by Netiv / The Path · Published April 17, 2015

• 

  The Art of Self-Examination

  April 7, 2019

   by Netiv / The Path · Published April 7, 2019 · Last modified March 30, 2019