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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 11:31 — And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth.
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a wind
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Exd 10:13,19; Exd 15:10; Psa 135:7 |
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and brought
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Exd 16:13; Psa 78:26-29; Psa 105:40 |
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quails
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That the word selav means the quail, we have already had occasion to observe; to which we subjoin the authority of Mr. Maundrell, who visited Naplosa, (the ancient Sichem,) where the Samaritans live. Mr. Maundrell asked their chief priest what sort of animal he took the selav to be. He answered, they were a sort of fowls; and, by the description Mr. Maundrell perceived he meant the same kind with our quails. |
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a day's journey
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"Heb. the way of a day. and as it were two cubits. That is, as the Vulgate renders, Volabantque in aëre duobus cubitis altitudine super terram, ""and they flew in the air, at the height of two cubits above the ground.""" |
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Exd 10:13 |
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all [that] night; [and] when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. |
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Exd 10:19 |
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. |
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Exd 15:10 |
Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. |
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Psa 135:7 |
He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. |
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Exd 16:13 |
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. |
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Psa 78:26 |
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. |
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Psa 78:27 |
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: |
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Psa 78:28 |
And he let [it] fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. |
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Psa 78:29 |
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; |
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Psa 105:40 |
[The people] asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 11:31," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Num/11/31.html>.
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