Numbers 33:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 33:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 33:40 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Isra..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 33:40 — KJV
“And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.”
— Numbers 33:40 (KJV)
Numbers 33:40 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 33:40
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:40: king, arad, canaanite
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:40: king, canaanite, canaan
“And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. which...: or, shall possess that which is in”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:40: arad, canaanite, south
“On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:40: king, dwelt, land
“And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:40: land, canaan, heard
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