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Numbers 21:14 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Numbers 21:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 21 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, What: or, Vaheb in Suphah”
Numbers 21:14 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 21:14
In the book of the wars of the LORD (בְּסֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת יְהוָה, be-sefer milchamot YHWH)—Moses cites an ancient military chronicle, now lost, documenting Yahweh's victories. This proves biblical writers used historical sources and expected readers to verify references. What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon parallels the Exodus deliverance with Transjordan conquest—both were milchamot YHWH (wars of the LORD), divine interventions in history.The citation's fragmentary nature (verses 14-15) suggests poetic quotation. Scripture itself acknowledges non-canonical sources as historic...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 21:14
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“it is written in the book of Jashar):”
“and the moon stayed”