All the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD. 16:41

Trivia: What were the names of the Israelite man and the Midianite woman that were killed by Phinehas in Numbers 25?

Numbers : Interpretation (7)

  1. "Korah .. and Dathan and Abiram ... and On ... rose up ... against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them." 16:1-35

    Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, the first freethought / democracy martyrs, refused to follow Moses blindly, saying that everyone is holy and should be free to think for him or herself. God killed them and their families for daring to challenge Moses.

  2. "A red heifer without spot" 19:2

    Some Christians believe that when a red heifer is born, the temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem and Armageddon will soon follow.
  3. "Aaron died there." Aaron died there. 20:23-28

    Did God kill Aaron on mount Hor? The Bible doesn't say, but it sure looks suspicious.
    (Since the Bible isn't clear on this, I didn't include Aaron's death in Drunk With Blood: God's killings in the Bible)

  4. "The Book of the wars of the Lord." 21:14

    (One of the lost books of the Bible)

  5. "An angel stood in his way as an adversary while he rode on his donkey." 22:22

    The Hebrew word for adversary is "Satan" - making this the first appearance of the word "Satan" in the Bible. It should probably be translated as "a satan" since it seems to be referring to a class of angel, rather than a specific being.

  6. Is it OK to gamble? 26:52-56, 33:54, 34:13

  7. "Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death." 35:30

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