Then he began to reproach the towns in which his numerous wonders had been done, because they did not repent.

As the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise God had made to Abraham, the people became more and more numerous in Egypt,

And Isaiah cries out about Israel, "Although the sons of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,

The old priests too had to be numerous, because death prevented their continuing in office.