Numbers 10:17
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
Cross-reference
Numbers 10:21
Parallel
Numbers 10:21 shows Kohathites carrying holy things after the tabernacle is taken down—sequential, completing the journey order.
Numbers 1:51
Parallel
Numbers 1:51 commands Levites to take down the tabernacle — here they carry it out.
Numbers 3:37
Parallel
Numbers 3:37 lists the pillars, bases, etc., that the Merarites carried—specific items of the tabernacle they bore.
Numbers 4:24–33
Parallel
Numbers 4:24-33 details the specific duties of Gershonites and Merarites in carrying the tabernacle's curtains, frames, and pillars.
Numbers 7:6–8
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Numbers 7:6-8 tells how Moses gave wagons and oxen to Gershonites and Merarites for transporting the tabernacle.
Numbers 2:17
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Numbers 2:17 describes the marching order with the tabernacle in the midst—sets the scene for why the Levites set out as described.