Numbers 13:2
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.”Numbers 13:2
What Does Numbers 13:2 Mean?
Numbers 13:2 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 13, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Numbers 13:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 1:22“And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.”Numbers 32:8“Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.”Numbers 34:18“And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.”Exodus 18:25“And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.”Numbers 1:4“And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.”Numbers 11:16“And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.”Deuteronomy 1:15“So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.”Joshua 2:1“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.”Joshua 4:2“Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,”Joshua 18:4“Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.”Genesis 42:9“And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”
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