Numbers 31:16

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

Cross-reference

Numbers 24:14 Historical context

Numbers 24:14 records Balaam's prophecy before he later advised to seduce Israel — linking his earlier words to his later treachery.

Numbers 25:1–3 Historical context

Numbers 25:1-3 describes the actual incident of Peor — the event Balaam's advice caused according to the main verse.

Numbers 25:9 Historical context

Numbers 25:9 gives the death toll from the plague at Peor, underscoring the consequence of Balaam's counsel.

Numbers 25:18 Historical context

Numbers 25:18 recounts the same beguiling at Peor, naming Cozbi and the wiles of Midian.

Deuteronomy 4:3 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:3 recalls the Lord's judgment at Baalpeor, confirming the plague's origin.

Joshua 22:17 Historical context

Joshua 22:17 refers to the iniquity of Peor as an ongoing stain, highlighting its seriousness.

2 Peter 2:15 explicitly names Balaam's error, linking the same false teaching that led Israel astray.

Revelation 2:14 directly cites Balaam's teaching to Balak, which caused the stumbling at Peor.

Psalm 106:28 poetically recounts Israel joining Baalpeor and eating sacrifices to the dead, the same event.

Micah 6:5 Allusion

Micah 6:5 directly recalls Balaam's response and the events from Shittim to Gilgal, providing a later prophetic reminder of this same incident.