Lux Domini
And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

What does Numbers 14:3 mean?

Those who do not trust God, continually vex themselves. The sorrow of the world worketh death.

Key themes

FaithJustice and mercyPilgrimageRebellion

Read with

Keep this verse inside Numbers 14:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Egypt Place

The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.