Numbers 31:16
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.”Numbers 31:16
What Does Numbers 31:16 Mean?
Numbers 31:16 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 31, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Numbers 31:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Revelation 2:14“But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.”Numbers 25:1“And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.”2 Peter 2:15“Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;”Deuteronomy 4:3“Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.”Joshua 22:17“Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,”Jude 1:11“Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.”Numbers 24:14“And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.”Numbers 25:18“For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.”Proverbs 23:27“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”James 3:6“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”Numbers 24:1“And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.”Numbers 25:9“And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.”Ecclesiastes 7:26“And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”Micah 6:5“O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.”Psalms 106:28“They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.”Proverbs 7:13“So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,”
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