ראשוןRishon
The Torah begins listing the Israelites’ journeys through the wilderness after leaving Egypt. It records the first stages of their journey toward the Land of Israel.
שניSheni
The Torah continues the list of the Israelites’ journeys, recording the remaining locations where they camped throughout their forty years in the wilderness.
שלישיShlishi
G-d commands the Israelites to drive out the inhabitants of Canaan and destroy their idols after entering the Land. The Torah then defines the Land’s boundaries and explains that it will be divided among the nine and a half tribes west of the Jordan.
רביעיRevi'i
G-d appoints leaders from each tribe to oversee the division of the Land. Their responsibility is to help distribute each tribe’s inheritance among its families.
חמישיChamishi
The Israelites are commanded to give the Levites forty-eight cities, including six cities of refuge. The surrounding land is also designated for the Levites’ livestock and possessions.
שישיShishi
Six cities of refuge are established for people who accidentally cause someone’s death. The Torah gives laws concerning accidental and intentional killing and prohibits accepting money to allow a murderer to avoid the prescribed consequences.
שביעיShvi'i
The leaders of Manasseh raise a concern that Zelophehad’s daughters’ inherited land could pass to another tribe through marriage. G-d therefore commands the daughters to marry within their father’s tribe so their inheritance remains within the tribe.