Numbers 23:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 23:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 23:1 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 23:1 — KJV
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.”
— Numbers 23:1 (KJV)
Numbers 23:1 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 23:1
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:1: balaam, balak, build
“And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:1: balaam, seven, altars
“Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:1: build, here, prepare
“And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. through out...: or, with all the parts thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:1: build, here, seven
“And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. Prepare: Heb. Tie, or, Bind”
Shares key themes with Numbers 23:1: here, seven, prepare
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