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Numbers 3:13 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Numbers 3:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 3 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.”
Numbers 3:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 3:13
God commands Moses to consecrate (Hebrew 'qadash', קָדַשׁ, 'to set apart as holy') the Levites as substitutes for Israel's firstborn sons. The theological foundation is stated: 'all the firstborn are mine'—God's claim on Israel's firstborn stems from the Passover deliverance when He spared Israel's firstborn while judging Egypt's. The Levites' consecration fulfilled God's righteous claim without requiring every firstborn son to serve in the tabernacle, which would have disrupted tribal life and inheritance patterns. This substitutionary principle—one tribe serving in place of individuals from ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 3:13
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“Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)”
“and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh's.”
“Sanctify unto me all the firstborn”
“when Pharaoh would hardly let us go”
“the firstborn of cow and sheep.”
“Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits”
“of all flesh which they offer to Yahweh”
“even the firstborn of all the children of Israel”
“and every offering of everything”