Question: where does the book of numbers take place

title: Book of Numbers
text: Numbers begins at Mount Sinai , where the Israelites have received their laws and covenant from God and God has taken up residence among them in the sanctuary . The task before them is to take possession of the Promised Land . The people are counted and preparations are made for resuming their march . The Israelites begin the journey , but they `` murmur '' at the hardships along the way , and about the authority of Moses and Aaron . For these acts , God destroys approximately 15,000 of them through various means . They arrive at the borders of Canaan and send spies into the land . Upon hearing the spies ' fearful report concerning the conditions in Canaan , the Israelites refuse to take possession of it . God condemns them to death in the wilderness until a new generation can grow up and carry out the task . The book ends with the new generation of Israelites in the Plain of Moab ready for the crossing of the Jordan River . 

Answer: answer: Numbers begins at Mount Sinai and the task is to take possession of the Promised Land. The book ends with the new generation of Israelites in the Plain of Moab ready for the crossing of the Jordan River.