Numbers 11:1 bbe — Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning th…

Numbers 11:1 in the Bible in Basic English reads: “Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.”

Numbers 11:1 is found in the Old Testament, in the book of Numbers, chapter 11, verse 1.

Numbers is traditionally attributed to Moses (traditional). It was written c. 1446–1406 BC.

Numbers records Israel's forty years of wilderness wandering — two censuses (hence the name), rebellions, the failure at Kadesh-Barnea, and the slow journey to the plains of Moab. It is a sober portrait of human unbelief and God's patient faithfulness across a generation.

Numbers explores themes including Wilderness, Faithfulness, Rebellion, Guidance, Provision. These themes shape the meaning and context of Numbers 11:1.

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Numbers 11:1 reads (BBE): “Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.