What does Numbers 12:1 mean?

Numbers 12:1 highlights themes such as gossip, family, conflict when read in context.

How should I apply Numbers 12:1 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

1And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

2And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.

3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

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Matthew 12:46-50
Jesus redefines family ties in contrast to the conflict seen between Miriam, Aaron, and Moses.