Leviticus 20:24
But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other people.
Cross-references
Leviticus 20:26 expands on the separation theme, calling Israel to be holy because God separated them—directly building on verse 24.
Exodus 3:17 repeats the land promise with the same 'flowing with milk and honey' phrase, confirming what Leviticus 20:24 cites.
Exodus 6:8 records God's oath to give the land as a possession, which Leviticus 20:24 echoes as the inheritance Israel receives.
Exodus 19:5 describes Israel as God's treasured possession among all peoples, aligning with the separation from peoples in Leviticus 20:24.
Exodus 19:6 calls Israel a 'kingdom of priests and holy nation,' reinforcing the separation and holiness theme of Leviticus 20:24.
Exodus 3:8 is the original promise of 'a land flowing with milk and honey,' which Leviticus 20:24 directly quotes as the inheritance.
Exodus 33:16 emphasizes Israel's distinctness from other peoples through God's presence, matching the separation declared in Leviticus 20:24.
1 Kings 8:53 recalls God separating Israel as His inheritance — directly echoing the separation statement in Leviticus 20:24.
Ezekiel 20:6 recalls the same 'land flowing with milk and honey' as part of God's oath to bring Israel out of Egypt.
Jeremiah 11:5 reaffirms the 'land flowing with milk and honey' oath, linking the promise to covenant obedience.
Nehemiah 10:28 describes the people separating themselves from foreign peoples, echoing God's separation of Israel in Leviticus 20:24.
1 Samuel 8:20 shows Israel wanting to be like the nations—directly opposing God's separation mandate in Leviticus 20:24.
Deuteronomy 27:3 repeats the 'land flowing with milk and honey' promise as the basis for writing the law on stones after entering the land.
Numbers 16:14 quotes the 'land flowing with milk and honey' phrase sarcastically, contrasting God's promise with the rebels' accusation.
Numbers 13:27 confirms the land flows with milk and honey — the very description used in Leviticus 20:24 for the promised land.
Exodus 33:3 uses the same 'land flowing with milk and honey' phrase, describing the land given to Israel — directly parallel to Leviticus 20:24.
Numbers 35:34 adds that the land God gives must not be defiled because He dwells among His people—deepening the land's holiness context.