41st of the 54 sedras; 8th of 10 in Bamidbar Written on 280 lines in a Sefer Torah 35 Parshiyot; 10 open, 25 closed 168 psukim - ranks 2nd in the Torah 1887 words - ranks 9th (what a drop!) 7853 letters - ranks 4th 1) 2nd shortest psukim in the Torah, wordwise. 2) 49th of 54 in length of psukim, letterwise. 3) Longest words in the Torah. 4) Second longest sedra, pasukwise. These four facts combine to explain theunusual fluctuation in ranking. 2nd in Bamidbar in all three categories Contains 6 of the 613 mitzvot, all positive. One of 6 sedras that have only positive mitzvot [The Pinchas Homepage]
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