Numbers 25:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 25:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 25:15 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 25:15 — KJV
“And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.”
— Numbers 25:15 (KJV)
Numbers 25:15 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 25:15
“That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:15: head, over, people
“And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:15: head, over, people
“And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: do thou...: or, get thee riches, or, power be famous: Heb. proclaim thy name”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:15: name, woman, people
“The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. by name: Heb. by his name”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:15: name, woman, head
“These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. The Tachmonite...: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three whom he...: Heb. slain he lift...: from (1ch:) whom he...: Heb. slain”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:15: name, slain, head
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