Numbers 21:18

Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 21

“The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:”Numbers 21:18

What Does Numbers 21:18 Mean?

Numbers 21:18 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 21, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (13)

These passages are connected to Numbers 21:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 49:10“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”Numbers 20:8“Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.”Isaiah 33:22“For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.”Exodus 24:11“And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.”Deuteronomy 5:31“But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.”Deuteronomy 33:4“Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.”2 Chronicles 17:7“Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.”John 1:17“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”1 Timothy 6:17“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;”James 4:12“There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”Numbers 33:45“And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.”Nehemiah 3:1“Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.”Nehemiah 3:5“And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their LORD.”

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