Numbers 3:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 3:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 3:24 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 3:24 — KJV
“And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.”
— Numbers 3:24 (KJV)
Numbers 3:24 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 3:24
“Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:24: chief, house, father
“And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. had...: Heb. did not multiply sons”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:24: chief, house, father
“These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:24: chief, house, father
“And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:24: chief, house, father
“And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. principal...: Heb. house of the father”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:24: chief, house, father
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