Bible Cross References
And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
Numbers 21:1-3
1
And Arad the Canaanite king who dwelt by the wilderness, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he made war against Israel, and carried off some of them as captives.
2
And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If you will deliver this people into my power, I will devote it and its cities [to You].
3
And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered the Canaanite into his power; and [Israel] devoted him and his cities, and they called the name of that place Anathema.
Numbers 21:4-9
4
And having departed from Mount Hor by the way [leading] to the Red Sea, they compdonkeyed the land of Edom, and the people lost courage by the way.
5
And the people spoke against God and against Moses, saying, Why is this? Have you brought us out of Egypt to slay us in the wilderness? For there is not bread nor water, and our soul loathes this light bread.
6
And the Lord sent among the people deadly serpents, and they bit the people, and many people of the children of Israel died.
7
And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against you: pray therefore to the Lord, and let Him take away the serpent from us.
8
And Moses prayed to the Lord for the people; and the Lord said to Moses, Make for yourself a serpent, and put it on a staff; and it shall come to pass that whenever a serpent shall bite a man, everyone [so] bitten that looks upon it shall live.
9
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a staff. And it came to pass that whenever a serpent bit a man, and he looked on the bronze serpent, he lived.