Numbers 24:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 24:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 24:5 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 24:5 — KJV
“How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!”
— Numbers 24:5 (KJV)
Numbers 24:5 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 24:5
“And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel: substance...: or, living substance which followed them was...: Heb. was at their feet”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:5: how, tents, israel
“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:5: tents, jacob
“And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: goodly: Heb. desirable”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:5: goodly, jacob
“And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:5: tents, jacob
“And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Israel: that is, A prince of God”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:5: jacob, israel
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