Numbers 33:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 33:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 33:9 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 33:9 — KJV
“And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.”
— Numbers 33:9 (KJV)
Numbers 33:9 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 33:9
“And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:9: came, elim, twelve
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:9: removed, came, water
“And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:9: removed, ten, pitched
“Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. plain: Heb. plains”
Shares key themes with Numbers 33:9: removed, came, ten
“And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city. Shechem: Gr. Sychem”
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