Numbers 26:61

61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unholy fire to the Lord. ¹

Numbers 26:61 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:61

(See Gill on Numbers 26:57)

Numbers 26:61 In-Context

59 who was married to Levi's daughter Jochebed, who was born in Egypt. She bore Amram two sons, Aaron and Moses, and a daughter, Miriam.

60 Aaron had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unholy fire to the Lord.

62 The male Levites who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. They were listed separately from the rest of the Israelites, because they were not given any property in Israel.

63 All these clans were listed by Moses and Eleazar when they took a census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho.

Cross References

• 1. 26.61Leviticus 10.1, 2;Numbers 3.4.