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How many died in the plague?

How many were killed?

  • The account in Numbers simply states that 24,000 total died of the plague.
  • Paul wrote 23,000 fell "in one day."
  • It is not contradictory that 23,000 should die in a day, and another 1000 die before or after.
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    • Numbers 25:9 - Those who died in the plague numbered 24,000



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