Numbers 11:24 (WEB)
Moses went out, and told the people the LORD’s words; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them around the Tent.
Catechism · 1
“The liturgy of the Church, however, sees in the priesthood of Aaron and the service of the Levites, as in the institution of the seventy elders,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Num 11:24-25.
Fathers and councils · 1
“The seventy Elders were chosen; And the Lord came down in a cloud, and took of the Spirit that was upon Moses, and put it upon the seventy Elders; not that the Spirit was divided, but that His grace was distributed in proportion to the vessels, and the capacity of the recipients.” — editor's note: Num. xi. 24, 25. “Modad” is the form of the name in the LXX.
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Cross-references · 1
Numbers 11:24 and Jeremiah 19:1 share the same wording (10 words).