Lux Domini
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

What does Numbers 14:4 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.