Numbers 35:33
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 35
“So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.”Numbers 35:33
What Does Numbers 35:33 Mean?
Numbers 35:33 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 35, verse 33 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Purity.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Numbers 35:33 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 9:6“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”Genesis 4:10“And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.”Psalms 106:38“And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.”Luke 11:50“That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;”1 Kings 2:31“And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.”Isaiah 26:21“For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.”Jeremiah 16:18“And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.”Ezekiel 36:17“Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.”Hosea 4:2“By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.”Matthew 27:25“Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.”Leviticus 18:25“And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.”Deuteronomy 19:13“Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.”Jeremiah 26:15“But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.”Ezekiel 22:24“Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.”Matthew 23:31“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”Deuteronomy 21:1“If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:”Deuteronomy 21:23“His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”2 Samuel 3:28“And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:”2 Kings 14:5“And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.”2 Kings 21:16“Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.”
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