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Numbers 16:2 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Numbers 16:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 16 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:”
Numbers 16:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 16:2
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: This verse introduces Korah's rebellion, one of the most serious challenges to divinely appointed leadership in Israel's history. "They rose up before Moses" uses the Hebrew qum (קוּם), meaning to arise, stand, or establish oneself—here with hostile intent, indicating rebellion against authority. The phrase "before Moses" (lifnei Moshe, לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה) suggests confrontational positioning, standing against rather than under his leaders...
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Cross-References for Numbers 16:2
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“and Dathan”
“These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters”
“the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.”
“and Ishi”
“and also after that”
“mighty men of valor”
“through my majesty which I had put on you”