Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 1:4 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Numbers 1:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 1 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.”
Numbers 1:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 1:4
God's sovereign design for Israel's organization required representative leadership from each tribe, demonstrating the principle of federal headship that would culminate in Christ as the ultimate Head of His people. The tribal representatives served as covenant mediators between God's commands through Moses and their respective tribes, foreshadowing the priesthood of all believers under the New Covenant. This structure reveals God's orderly nature and His insistence on proper representation in covenant administration.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 1:4
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“the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.”
“and made them heads over the people”
“such as fear God: men of truth”
“In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”
“Take all the chiefs of the people”
“who was slain with the Midianite woman”
“And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.”
“according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”
“the heads of fathers' [houses] and the captains of thousands and of hundreds”
“one prince of a fathers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were everyone of them head of their fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel.”