Numbers 11:1, The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses’ prayer; Numbers 11:4, The people lust for flesh, and loathe manna; Numbers 11:10, Moses complains of his charge; Numbers 11:16, God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, and to give the people flesh for a month; Numbers 11:21, Moses’ faith is staggered; Numbers 11:31, Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth-hattaavah.
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