The sixteen thousand persons are part of the count of people taken captive in Israel's campaign against Midian. That campaign was God's judgment upon the Midianites for leading Israel into sin. The number therefore belongs to the record of divine retribution for the enticement of Israel to apostasy.
The sixteen thousand persons are part of the count of people taken captive in Israel's campaign against Midian. That campaign was God's judgment upon the Midianites for leading Israel into sin. The number therefore belongs to the record of divine retribution for the enticement of Israel to apostasy.