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Numbers 25:18 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Numbers 25:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 25 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.”
Numbers 25:18 (KJV)
Historical Context for Numbers 25:18
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Commentary on Numbers 25:18
The specific mention 'in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi' grounds the general principle (Midianite treachery) in specific incidents. Peor refers to the location where Israel joined itself to Baal of Peor (25:3); Cozbi names the Midianite princess whose fornication with Zimri provoked plague (25:14-15). Specific naming prevents abstracting sin—real people in real places committed real rebellion. This specificity teaches that God's judgment addresses concrete historical sins, not merely theoretical wrongdoing. Scripture's detailed recording of both sins and judgments demonstrates ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 25:18
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“because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam”
“What is this you have done? The woman said”
“and who can't cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;”
“Have you saved all the women alive?”
“as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness”
“What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
“What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!”
“because they made the calf”
“uttering great swelling words of emptiness”