Numbers 20:2

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There was no water for the community, so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron.

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  • Num 16:19 : 19 When Korah had assembled the entire community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole assembly.
  • Num 21:5 : 5 The people spoke against God and Moses: 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we detest this miserable food!'
  • 1 Cor 10:10-11 : 10 Do not grumble, as some of them did, and they were destroyed by the destroyer. 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
  • Exod 15:23-24 : 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. That is why the place is called Marah. 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, 'What are we to drink?'
  • Exod 16:2 : 2 The entire assembly of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
  • Exod 16:7 : 7 and in the morning, you will see the glory of the LORD, because He has heard your complaints against Him. Who are we that you complain against us?"
  • Exod 16:12 : 12 "I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'"
  • Exod 17:1-4 : 1 Then the entire assembly of the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sin, traveling from one place to another as directed by the LORD. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So the people quarreled with Moses, saying, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied to them, "Why are you quarreling with me? Why are you testing the LORD?" 3 But the people were very thirsty for water there, and they complained against Moses, saying, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?" 4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me!"
  • Num 11:1-6 : 1 Now the people began to complain bitterly in the hearing of the LORD, and when the LORD heard this, His anger burned, and fire from the LORD consumed the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire subsided. 3 So that place was named Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. 4 The rabble among them began to crave other food, and the Israelites also started to weep again, saying, 'Who will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6 But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to see but this manna!
  • Num 16:3 : 3 They gathered against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have taken too much upon yourselves! The whole community is holy, each one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you set yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?"

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 20:10-13
    4 verses
    81%

    10He and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, "Listen now, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?"

    11Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water came out abundantly, and the community and their livestock drank.

    12But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe me and treat me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land I am giving them."

    13These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD and where he showed himself holy among them.

  • Exod 16:2
    80%

    2The entire assembly of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

  • Exod 17:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1Then the entire assembly of the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sin, traveling from one place to another as directed by the LORD. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

    2So the people quarreled with Moses, saying, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied to them, "Why are you quarreling with me? Why are you testing the LORD?"

    3But the people were very thirsty for water there, and they complained against Moses, saying, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"

    4Then Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me!"

  • Num 20:3-5
    3 verses
    78%

    3The people quarreled with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!

    4Why have you brought the LORD's assembly into this wilderness, for us and our livestock to die here?

    5Why did you bring us up from Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain, figs, vines, or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink!

  • Exod 15:22-24
    3 verses
    78%

    22Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went into the Desert of Shur. They traveled for three days in the desert without finding water.

    23When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. That is why the place is called Marah.

    24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, 'What are we to drink?'

  • Num 27:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14This is because you rebelled against my command in the Wilderness of Zin, during the assembly’s strife, when you failed to uphold my holiness before their eyes at the waters. These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.

    15Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

  • Num 20:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    8"Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to the rock in front of them, and it will yield its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community and their livestock to drink."

  • Num 14:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Then the entire assembly raised their voices and cried, and the people wept throughout that night.

    2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness!

  • Num 16:3
    75%

    3They gathered against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have taken too much upon yourselves! The whole community is holy, each one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you set yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?"

  • Num 21:5
    74%

    5The people spoke against God and Moses: 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we detest this miserable food!'

  • Num 16:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

    21"Separate yourselves from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once."

  • Num 20:22-24
    3 verses
    74%

    22The Israelites, the entire community, set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.

    23At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

    24"Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I am giving to the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.

  • Num 16:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11Therefore, it is against the Lord that you and all your followers have gathered. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?"

    12Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!

  • Exod 17:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6The LORD continued, "I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

    7And he named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

  • Num 33:14
    73%

    14They journeyed from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

  • Ps 106:32
    73%

    32By the waters of Meribah, they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;

  • Num 20:1
    73%

    1In the first month, the entire community of the Israelites came to the wilderness of Zin, and the people stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

  • Num 21:16
    73%

    16From there they went to Beer. This is the well where the LORD said to Moses, 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'

  • Num 14:5
    72%

    5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.

  • Num 14:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

    27How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites, who are murmuring against me.

  • Exod 16:9
    71%

    9Then Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the entire assembly of the Israelites, 'Come before the LORD, for He has heard your complaints.'"

  • Ps 106:16
    70%

    16They envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

  • Deut 32:51
    70%

    51This is because you acted unfaithfully toward Me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, and because you did not honor Me as holy among the Israelites.

  • Exod 4:29
    70%

    29Moses and Aaron went and gathered all the elders of the Israelites.

  • Exod 35:20
    69%

    20Then the entire assembly of the Israelites left Moses' presence.

  • Num 17:10
    69%

    10'Move away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.' And they fell facedown.

  • Exod 14:11
    69%

    11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

  • Exod 5:20
    69%

    20When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,