Numbers 36:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 36:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 36:12 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 36:12 — KJV
“And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. into...: Heb. to some that were of the families”
— Numbers 36:12 (KJV)
Numbers 36:12 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 36:12
“And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. whereunto...: Heb. unto whom they shall be”
Shares key themes with Numbers 36:12: married, sons, son
“And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 36:12: families, sons, manasseh
“And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 36:12: sons, manasseh, son
“And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. pieces...: or, lambs”
Shares key themes with Numbers 36:12: sons, son, joseph
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with Numbers 36:12: into, sons, son
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