Numbers 11:4
“And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?”
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.
And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.
And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.”
“And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.”
“And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”
“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.”
“But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.”