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VERSE: Nu27-01b

RULE: Suppose the Bible presents some list of items, like the
children in a family. Suppose further that the Bible mentions this
list of children several times in say several books. Then

(a) if the children are all EQUAL then the Bible will VARY the order
each time they are listed (This shows that no one child is more
important)*1

(b) If one of the children is MORE IMPORTANT then the
Bible will ALWAYS list that person first


EXAMPLES:
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(1) The 5 daughters of Tzlafchad are listed in different orders &
hence are of equal importance (cf Nu27-01, Nu36-11, Jos17-3)

(2) Gn01-01 lists "Heaven Earth" while Gn02-04 lists "Earth Heaven"
Hence they are of equal importance

(3) Dt34-04 lists the patriarchs as "Abraham, Isaac, Jacob" while
Lv26-42 lists the patriarchs as "Jacob, Isaac, Abraham"--this shows
that all 3 patriarchs have equal importance

(4) Moses is ALWAYS listed BEFORE Aaron in prophetic order. Hence
Moses prophecy is superior (cf Lv11-01, Lv13-01, Nu04-01, Nu04-17..)



NOTES
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*1 See the main posting for how this view relates to the controversy
  between Rabbi Ishmael and Rabbi Akiva on whether the Torah speaks
  in human terms.
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