Numbers 26:61

61 But Nadab and Abihu had died because they offered unauthorized fire in the LORD's presence.

Numbers 26:61 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:61

(See Gill on Numbers 26:57)

Numbers 26:61 In-Context

59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born in Egypt. She gave birth to Amram's children: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
60 Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
61 But Nadab and Abihu had died because they offered unauthorized fire in the LORD's presence.
62 The total number of all the [Levite] males at least one month old was 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites, because they were given no land of their own.
63 Moses and the priest Eleazar added up the total number of Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.
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