Numbers 21:6
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”Numbers 21:6
What Does Numbers 21:6 Mean?
Numbers 21:6 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 21, verse 6 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 21:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 10:9“Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”Genesis 3:15“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”Deuteronomy 8:15“Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;”Jeremiah 8:17“For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.”Amos 9:3“And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:”Isaiah 30:6“The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.”Hebrews 2:2“For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;”Isaiah 14:29“Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.”Acts 28:5“And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.”1 Corinthians 11:30“For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.”John 2:7“Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.”Genesis 3:14“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”Luke 24:27“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.”
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