Lux Domini
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

What does Numbers 25:1 mean?

The friendship of the wicked is more dangerous than their enmity; for none can prevail against God's people if they are not overcome by their inbred lusts; nor can any enchantment hurt them, but the enticements of worldly interests and pleasures.

Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Numbers 25:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Moab Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.

Shittim Place

Acacias, also called “Abel-shittim”. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.