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Numbers 25:1 KJV
Numbers · chapter 25 · verse 1
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.Numbers 25:1 · King James Version
Numbers 25:1 in context
1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- daughtersbatha daughterH1323 →
- whoredomzânâhto commit adulteryH2181 →
- ShittimShiṭṭîymShittim, a place East of the JordanH7851 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- abodeyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
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Here is, I. The sin of Israel, to which they were enticed by the daughters of Moab and Midian; they were guilty both of corporal and spiritual whoredoms, for Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor, Num 25:3. Not all, nor the most, but very many, were taken in this snare. Now concerning this observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5