This cross-reference identifies the plague after the manna complaint as one instance of the 'brothers perished' the people wish they had died with.

This naming of Kibroth-hattaavah marks the burial site of those same plague victims, reinforcing the reference.

Numbers 14:2 contains the exact same complaint of wishing to have died in the wilderness, revealing a repeated pattern.

The plague that killed the spies is the same event; this verse specifies their death by plague before the LORD.

The earth swallowing Korah and his followers and the fire consuming 250 incense offerers are among the 'brothers perished'.

The plague that killed 14,700 after Korah's rebellion is another incident of mass death the people wish they had shared.

In this verse, Dathan and Abiram accuse Moses of planning to kill them in the wilderness, similar to the complaint in the main verse.

Exodus 16:3 repeats the exact wish to have died in Egypt, mirroring the death-wish complaint made here.

Deuteronomy warns not to test God as at Massah; Numbers 20:3 shows the people testing God again at Meribah, a direct parallel of disobedience.