Pentecost · The Day of Pentecost · Year A
Numbers 11:24-30
The Spirit on the Seventy Elders
May 24, 2026
Overview & Insights
"Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!" (Numbers 11:29)
As the people crave meat and complain in the wilderness, the Lord tells Moses to gather seventy elders on whom he places his spirit so they share the burden of leadership, and Moses wishes that all the people would prophesy.
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Commentary
Numbers 11 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse study of the spirit given to the seventy elders.
Numbers 11:24 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators gathered on the elders who prophesied.
Numbers 11 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed study notes and cross references on the chapter.
Barnes' Notes: Numbers 11 StudyLight
A historic verse by verse commentary on the passage.
Background & Word Study
Numbers - Enter the Bible Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary overview of the book of Numbers.
Book of Numbers Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the book of Numbers.
Numbers 11 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew text of the passage with classic Jewish commentary.
Numbers 11:24 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word of the spirit resting on the elders.
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