Parshat Bamidbar discusses the commandment to count the Israelites, focusing on those eligible for the army. This count underscores the tension between collective and individual identities. The Torah uses the expression "number of names," signifying the importance of both the collective and the individual. The Torah teaches that true unity blends these aspects, with the collective gaining meaning through each individual's uniqueness. This concept is reflected in the principle of "generalization and specification" in scriptural interpretation, with hidden meanings in the numbers, explored through the gematria.

通過隱去人物姓名，出埃及記探討了埃及集權主義的去人性化，去個體化。摩西作為關鍵人物的出現，挑戰了極權專制對個體和人性的抹殺，並開始啟動了個體身份認同的轉變。敘事從沒有姓名的個體發展到摩西和法老等顯露姓名，象徵著文化上的衝突。摩西對自己希伯來身份的認同以及隨後摩西的遺言，都揭示了律法書中關於奴隸制度、身份認同、解放運動的複雜性。