Numbers 11:21

And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

Cross-reference

Numbers 1:46 Historical context

Numbers 1:46 gives the exact census total of 603,550 — confirming the scale Moses questions here.

Numbers 2:32 Historical context

Numbers 2:32 also records 603,550 men — another citation verifying the multitude.

Exodus 12:37 Historical context

Exodus 12:37 reports 600,000 men leaving Egypt — the origin of the multitude Moses now worries about feeding.

Exodus 38:26 Historical context

Exodus 38:26 lists 603,550 men counted — another census reference confirming the large number.

Psalm 78:20 Allusion

Psalm 78:20 recalls the same doubt: 'Can he give bread and meat?' — directly echoing Moses' question here.

In Matthew 14:17, the disciples' scarcity mindset ('only five loaves') parallels Moses' focus on insufficient resources.

In Matthew 15:33, disciples question how to feed a crowd in a remote place — mirroring Moses' doubt about feeding Israel.

Mark 6:37 Parallel

In Mark 6:37, disciples calculate the cost as impossible — similar to Moses' numerical calculation of the people's needs.

Mark 8:4 Parallel

In Mark 8:4, disciples again doubt feeding a crowd in a remote place — like Moses' doubt about meat in the wilderness.

Luke 9:13 Parallel

In Luke 9:13, disciples point to meager resources — echoing Moses' focus on the impossibility of feeding the multitude.

John 6:7 Parallel

In John 6:7, Philip's doubt about feeding 5000 mirrors Moses' doubt about 600,000 — both calculate human resources and find them insufficient.

2 Kings 7:2 Parallel

In 2 Kings 7:2, an officer doubts a miraculous provision — similar skepticism to Moses' doubt here about feeding the multitude.

Luke 1:18 Parallel

In Luke 1:18, Zechariah doubts God's promise of a son — similar to Moses' doubt about God's promise of meat.