Numbers 34:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 34:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 34:17 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 34:17 — KJV
“These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.”
— Numbers 34:17 (KJV)
Numbers 34:17 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 34:17
“And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 34:17: these, land, eleazar
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 34:17: these, divide, eleazar
“These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. Oshea: also called Joshua Jehoshua: or, Joshua”
Shares key themes with Numbers 34:17: these, names, men
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 34:17: men, eleazar, priest
“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. sent: or, had sent lodged: Heb. lay”
Shares key themes with Numbers 34:17: men, land, joshua
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