Numbers in the early church
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Numbers, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Num 6:25 | 1 Clement 60.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 12:7 | 1 Clement 17.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 12:7 | 1 Clement 43.1 · Clement of Rome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 12:14 | 1 Clement 4.11 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 12:15 | 1 Clement 4.11 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 16:1 | 1 Clement 51.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 16:22 | 1 Clement 59.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 16:22 | 1 Clement 64.1 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 16:33 | 1 Clement 4.12 · Clement of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 16:33 | 1 Clement 51.4 · Clement of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 17:2 | 1 Clement 43.2 · Clement of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 17:4 | 1 Clement 43.2 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 17:5 | 1 Clement 43.4 · Clement of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 17:8 | 1 Clement 43.5 · Clement of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 18:12 | Didache 13.3 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Num 18:27 | 1 Clement 29.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 27:16 | 1 Clement 59.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Num 27:16 | 1 Clement 64.1 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |