Numbers 12:14

And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.

Cross-reference

Numbers 5:2 Historical context

Numbers 5:2 commands putting lepers out of the camp — the same rule applied to Miriam's banishment.

Numbers 5:3 Historical context

Numbers 5:3 extends the exclusion to both genders and gives the reason — directly relevant to Miriam's case.

Leviticus 13:46 commands lepers to dwell alone outside the camp — exactly what Miriam experienced for seven days.

Deuteronomy 25:9 uses spitting in the face as a sign of shame, just as here God cites spitting as a metaphor for disgrace.

2 Chronicles 26:20 shows King Uzziah thrust out for leprosy as divine punishment — mirroring Miriam's expulsion for her sin.

2 Kings 15:5 describes King Uzziah becoming leprous and isolated — a parallel to Miriam's shameful separation for leprosy.

2 Chronicles 26:21 records Uzziah's leprosy lasting until death — contrasting with Miriam's temporary seven-day punishment.

Job 30:10 Parallel

Job 30:10 describes people spitting at him in contempt; here God uses spitting as a metaphor for shame—both depict spitting as social rejection.

Isaiah 50:6 Parallel

Isaiah 50:6 describes the servant enduring spitting as disgrace; here God compares Miriam's shame to being spat on—both use spitting as humiliation.