Numbers 20:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 20:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 20:1 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 20:1 — KJV
“Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.”
— Numbers 20:1 (KJV)
Numbers 20:1 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 20:1
“And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.”
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“And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;”
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“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
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“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”
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“So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.”
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