Numbers 11:2
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.
Cross-references
In Numbers 14:13-20, Moses again intercedes for Israel after their rebellion, and God pardons — same pattern of effective prayer.
Numbers 16:45-48 records Moses and Aaron interceding to stop a plague, another instance of effective mediation.
Numbers 21:7 repeats the pattern: people confess sin and ask Moses to pray, just like after the fire here. A parallel structure in the same book.
In Exodus 32:10-14, Moses pleads for Israel after the golden calf, and God relents — a direct parallel to his intercession here.
Psalm 78:34 describes Israel seeking God after being slain, mirroring the people's cry to Moses after the fire here. It captures the same response.
In Jeremiah 15:1, God says even Moses' intercession wouldn't avert judgment, contrasting with its effectiveness here.
Amos 7:2-6 shows Amos interceding and God relenting, a parallel to Moses' prayer stopping the fire.
In Genesis 18:23-33, Abraham intercedes for Sodom, bargaining with God — similar righteous intercession but for a different city.
In Isaiah 37:4, Hezekiah asks Isaiah to pray for deliverance — a different leader seeking prophetic intercession like Moses did.
Jeremiah 37:3 shows King Zedekiah asking Jeremiah to pray, a similar request for prophetic intercession as the people asked Moses here.
Jeremiah 42:2 has the remnant asking Jeremiah to pray for them, echoing the pattern of seeking prophetic intercession seen here.
James 5:16 declares the prayer of a righteous person is powerful, exemplified by Moses' effective prayer here.