0 Why did God burn people to death in Numbers 11:1?

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. Leviticus 21:5

Trivia: In Leviticus 27, human life is given a monetary value. How much are fetuses and babies less than one month old worth?

Why did God burn people to death in Numbers 11:1?


For complaining

And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. Numbers 11:1

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