Numbers 16:49

“Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.”

"Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah." - Numbers 16:49
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What does Numbers 16:49 mean?

Numbers 16:49 (KJV) states: "Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah." This verse comes at the end of a story of rebellion and punishment in the book of Numbers. The context of this verse is the…

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The Cost of Rebellion: A Reflection on Numbers 16:49

The Book of Numbers presents to us the unfolding story of the Israelites as they journey toward the Promised Land. It captures a transition saturated with lessons on obedience, faithfulness, and the grave consequences of rebellion against divine authority. Numbers 16:49 states…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Divine Mercy in Times of Judgment

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, we humbly come before You in reverence and awe, recognizing Your immeasurable power and authority over all creation. In this sacred moment, as we reflect on Your Word, we turn our hearts and minds to the grave lesson captured in…

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Numbers 16:49 - "Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah."
Numbers 26:49 - "Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites."
Numbers 1:49 - "Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:"
Numbers 33:49 - "And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab."
Genesis 49:16 - "¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel."
Numbers 3:49 - "And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:"
"Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites." - Numbers 26:49
Psalms 49:16 - "Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;"
Numbers 31:49 - "And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us."
Numbers 4:49 - "According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses."
Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
Psalm 49:16-17 - "Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them."
"¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel." - Genesis 49:16
Numbers 16:18
"And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab." - Numbers 33:49
Ezekiel 16:49 - "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
"Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:" - Numbers 1:49
"And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:" - Numbers 3:49
Numbers 11:16-26
Numbers 7:49 - "His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:"
Numbers 32:16-18
Numbers 32:16-18
Numbers 16:16 - "And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:"
"Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;" - Psalms 49:16
Numbers 25:16 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 7:16 - "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Numbers 34:16 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 3:16 - "And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded."