why does the Torah spend so many verses and details in enumerating the population of the Jewish people at that time? And why does the Torah mention the names of the leaders?
A question naturally arises about the significance that all of this was taught and expounded upon in the desert of Sinai. What difference does it really make where it happened?
Just as water has the ability to convert desolate and nonproductive desert land into a veritable Garden of Eden, so too can Torah fill the void in our hearts and souls and make us productive holy people.