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28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, forbid them.” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!” 30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.[a]

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  1. 11.16-30 The account of the election of the seventy elders emphasizes the charismatic or prophetic basis of authority in the community.

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