Numbers 11:1
And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
Cross-reference
Numbers 16:35 recounts fire from the Lord consuming rebels — a very similar judgment event in the same book and context.
Numbers 20:2-5 records another complaint about water, paralleling the people's grumbling here—both are examples of Israel's rebellion.
Numbers 21:5 records the people speaking against God about the manna, similar to the complaint here—both are instances of murmuring.
In Numbers 12:9, God's anger 'burned' against Miriam and Aaron — the same divine response as the fire in 11:1.
Numbers 12:2 records a similar murmur against God's servant Moses, but focused on authority rather than hardship.
Numbers 14:1 records another mass complaint — the people weep after the spies' report, continuing the pattern of grumbling.
Numbers 20:3 shows the people again quarreling with Moses, referencing earlier deaths (like the fire) as a wish.
Exodus 15:24 has the people directly grumbling against Moses — the same pattern of complaint that triggers God's anger in Numbers 11:1.
Hebrews 12:29 declares 'our God is a consuming fire,' directly describing the nature shown in Numbers 11:1.
In 1 Corinthians 10:10, Paul warns against grumbling by citing this event where divine fire punished the complainers.
Psalm 106:18 also describes fire blazing and consuming the wicked, referring to the same rebellion.
Psalm 78:21 recounts the same event: God's anger kindled a fire against Israel's complaint.
2 Kings 1:12 shows fire from heaven consuming soldiers — another example of divine fire as judgment, similar to Numbers 11.
Deuteronomy 9:22 explicitly recalls the rebellion at Taberah (the place of fire in Numbers 11:1-3) and ties it to other rebellions.
Leviticus 10:2 describes fire from the Lord consuming Nadab and Abihu for unauthorized worship — another instance of divine fire judgment.
Exodus 17:3 has the people grumbling against Moses over thirst — directly parallel to the complaining that sparked God's anger in Numbers 11:1.
Exodus 16:9 again notes that God has heard the people's grumbling — reinforcing the divine awareness seen in Numbers 11:1.
Exodus 16:7 says God has heard their grumbling — echoing Numbers 11:1 where God hears the complaints and responds with fire.
Exodus 16:2 records the whole community grumbling against Moses and Aaron — a direct parallel to the generalized complaining in Numbers 11:1.
Psalm 18:8 depicts God's consuming fire as a theophany — the same fire imagery used for divine judgment in Numbers 11:1.
Ezekiel 20:36 directly references God's judgment in the wilderness, including this fire incident, as a pattern for future judgment.
Jude 1:16 describes false teachers as grumblers, echoing the sin that provoked God's fire in Numbers 11.
In Isaiah 10:17, God's fire consumes enemies, echoing the judgment fire here that consumed the complainers. Both depict divine fire as purging judgment.
Exodus 14:11 shows Israel complaining at the Red Sea, a similar pattern of grumbling against Moses.
Deuteronomy 32:22 poetically depicts God's wrath as a consuming fire — a thematic connection to the fire in Numbers 11.