- According to the instructions for taking a census, who was to count and
from what age?
All males from 20 years upward who were able to go to war; this excluded
the infirm, aged, and maimed
- How were Moshe and Aaron to know which person to choose as head of the
tribes and how many were to be selected?
Hashem told them specifically by name; 12
- We know that there were 12 princes chosen, but the descendants of two of
Jacob's sons were not counted. Which two and how did we end up with 12?
Levi and Joseph were omitted; Ephriam and Manasseh were counted
- How many over the age of 20 years were counted and what were they
selected to do?
603,550; to go to war, or to fight if necessary
- What special duty was given to the Levites?
To do the service of the Tabernacle; to minister unto Aaron and his sons
- How were the Levites numbered?
Every male from a month old and upward
- Who were the five families appointed to surround the Tent of Meeting?
Merarites, Gershonites, Kohathites, Eleazar, and Ithamar
- Aaron and his sons were appointed as what? Vis a vis the Cohanim, what
was the role of the Levites?
The priests; they were appointed to take care of the priests
- The Levites were selected rather than whom to serve Hashem and what was
the rationale?
The male first-born; the first-born were chosen as Hashem's special ones
in Egypt when the the first born of all the Egyptians were killed. When the
first-born sinned by participating in the worship of the golden calf, they
were replaced by the Levites who received their special priestly privileges.
- How were the first born redeemed? Were all the first born to be redeemed?
The first 22,000 were redeemed, each one according to one of the 22,000 Levites. The extra 273 first born that had no corresponding Levite, had to pay 5 shekels each to be redeemed; The Levites did not have to be redeemed.
- Who was appointed to receive the redemption money of the first born?
Moshe gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons as commanded by
Hashem.
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