ראשוןRishon
The Torah describes the purification process for someone who becomes impure through contact with a corpse. A red heifer is burned with other ingredients, and its ashes are mixed with water and sprinkled on the third and seventh days.
שניSheni
The purification process is completed through sprinkling and immersion in a mikvah, and an impure person may not enter the Tabernacle. Miriam dies, and the Israelites complain when they are left without water.
שלישיShlishi
G-d tells Moses and Aaron to speak to a rock so that it will produce water. Moses strikes the rock instead, and although water flows, G-d decrees that Moses and Aaron will not lead the Israelites into the Land.
רביעיRevi'i
Moses asks the king of Edom for permission to pass through his territory, but Edom refuses. The Israelites therefore travel around Edom toward the Land of Canaan.
חמישיChamishi
Aaron dies at Mount Hor after his garments are transferred to his son Elazar, and the Israelites mourn for thirty days. The people later complain about the manna, are attacked by serpents, and are healed by looking at the copper serpent Moses places on a pole.
שישיShishi
The Israelites continue their journey toward the Jordan and are protected from an attack by the Emorites. The Torah records the Israelites’ song about the well that provided them with water.
שביעיShvi'i
Sichon, king of the Emorites, refuses to let the Israelites pass through his land and attacks them, but Israel defeats him and captures his territory. Og, king of Bashan, then attacks Israel and is also defeated, and his land is conquered.