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Numbers 16:31 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Numbers 16:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 16 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:”
Numbers 16:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 16:31
Divine Judgment Manifested: This verse marks the climactic moment of God's judgment upon Korah's rebellion. The Hebrew phrase תִּבָּקַע הָאֲדָמָה (tibaqa ha-adamah, "the ground split") emphasizes the supernatural nature of this event—this was no ordinary earthquake but a direct divine intervention. Immediate Causation: The text notes this occurred "as he had made an end of speaking," demonstrating the precise timing of God's judgment and Moses' prophetic authority.The phrase "clave asunder" translates the Hebrew בָּקַע (baqa), meaning to split or cleave, used elsewhere of the Red Sea parting (...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 16:31
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“and covered the company of Abiram.”
“and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons.”
“the sons of Eliab”
“and swallowed them up together with Korah”