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Numbers 16:25 Cross-References
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“And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.”
Numbers 16:25 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 16:25
And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram—Moses takes initiative, personally confronting the Reubenite rebels despite their earlier disrespect (v. 12-14: 'we will not come up'). His willingness to go to them shows pastoral courage—he doesn't wait for them to repent but seeks them out. The verb qum (קוּם, rose up) often signals decisive action; and the elders of Israel followed him means the tribal leaders witness this final confrontation.This creates public accountability: the ziqnei Yisrael (זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, elders) serve as witnesses to both Moses's humble entreaty and the rebels'...
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Cross-References for Numbers 16:25
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“and spoke to him”
“Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel”
“he and the elders of Israel.”