Numbers 20:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 20:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 20:21 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 20:21 — KJV
“Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.”
— Numbers 20:21 (KJV)
Numbers 20:21 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 20:21
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:21: thus, edom, give
“Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:21: thus, edom, israel
“Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:21: thus, give, away
“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:21: thus, israel, wherefore
“And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:21: thus, wherefore, away
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