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Numbers 20:1 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Numbers 20:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 20 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.”
Numbers 20:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 20:1
This verse marks a major transition: Israel returns to Kadesh (scene of their earlier rebellion, Numbers 13-14) and Miriam dies and is buried there. The terse statement 'Miriam died there, and was buried there' suggests the passing of the Exodus generation. Miriam had been a prophetess who led Israel's women in praise after the Red Sea crossing (Exodus 15:20-21), making her death symbolically significant. The first generation's leaders—Miriam, then Aaron (Numbers 20:28), then later Moses (Deuteronomy 34:5)—would all die before Canaan's conquest, illustrating that the unfaithful generation coul...
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Cross-References for Numbers 20:1
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“and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob”
“and encamped in the wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh).”
“the sister of Aaron”
“the daughter of Levi”
“in the strife of the congregation”
“The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.”
“Miriam was leprous”
“Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
“until we were come over the brook Zered”
“he heard our voice”