Numbers 13:3

Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 13

“And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.”Numbers 13:3

What Does Numbers 13:3 Mean?

Numbers 13:3 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 13, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Wilderness.

Cross-References (10)

These passages are connected to Numbers 13:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Numbers 12:16“And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.”Numbers 32:8“Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.”Deuteronomy 1:23“And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:”Genesis 14:6“And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.”Numbers 10:12“And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.”Deuteronomy 1:19“And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.”Deuteronomy 9:23“Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.”1 Samuel 25:1“And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”Genesis 21:21“And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.”Deuteronomy 1:1“These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.”

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