Numbers 21:1
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”Numbers 21:1
What Does Numbers 21:1 Mean?
Numbers 21:1 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 21, verse 1 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 21:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 33:40“And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.”Judges 1:16“And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.”Joshua 12:14“The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;”Numbers 13:21“So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.”Numbers 14:45“Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.”Numbers 20:17“Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.”Deuteronomy 2:32“Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.”Joshua 7:5“And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.”Joshua 11:19“There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.”Psalms 44:3“For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.”Psalms 78:32“For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.”
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