Numbers 11:12
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?”Numbers 11:12
What Does Numbers 11:12 Mean?
Numbers 11:12 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 11, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Adoption.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Numbers 11:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 49:23“And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.”Isaiah 40:11“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”Exodus 13:5“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.”1 Corinthians 13:7“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”1 Thessalonians 2:7“But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:”Genesis 50:24“And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”Genesis 26:3“Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;”Psalms 103:13“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.”Genesis 22:16“And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:”Genesis 24:59“And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.”Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”Ezekiel 34:23“And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.”John 10:11“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”Galatians 4:19“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,”Genesis 13:15“For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.”
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