Bamidbar greeting card

"Bamidbar" (In the Wilderness) is the large Hebrew word in the center of the embroidery pattern, and is also the Hebrew Name for the Biblical book called Numbers. The embroidery pattern recalls the wanderings of the Israelites through the Wilderness of Sinai. Their journeys are listed in Numbers 33, and those place names, from Rameses to Jericho, are stitched around the border. A medley of blackwork patterns evokes their travels toward the Promised Land. Proceeds from the sale of this card benefit the Fabrangen Havuah in Washington DC. Counted cross stitch embroidery pattern © 2011 Rachel E. Braun