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Numbers 12:1 Cross-References
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Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses
“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. Ethiopian: or, Cushite married: Heb. taken”
Numbers 12:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 12:1
Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses regarding his marriage to a Cushite (Ethiopian) woman, revealing how even spiritual leaders succumb to sinful criticism and jealousy. The specific complaint about his wife may have been pretextual, as verse 2 reveals their real issue: 'Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?' Miriam (listed first, suggesting she instigated this) and Aaron envied Moses' unique prophetic status. God had spoken through them—Miriam was a prophetess (Exodus 15:20) and Aaron the high priest—but their roles were subordinate to Moses' unparalleled ...
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Cross-References for Numbers 12:1
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“his daughter.”
“he took as wife Judith”
“saying”
“I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?”
“For neither did his brethren believe in him.”
“the God of heaven and the God of the earth”
“We can't do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.,And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:,וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא נוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לָתֵת אֶת־אֲחֹתֵנוּ לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עָרְלָה כִּי־חֶרְפָּה הִוא לָנוּ׃ ,and said unto them: We cannot do this thing”
“have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?”
“And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.”
“to take him a wife from there”