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Meribah
Meribah is a Hebrew place name meaning "strife." It is the place where the Israelites in the wilderness quarreled with Moses because they had no water and where God brought water out of a rock. It appears in Exodus 17 and Numbers 20.
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- Massah and MeribahBible
Massah and Meribah are the names given to places in the wilderness where, after the Exodus, the people of Israel quarreled with Moses over the lack of water and tested God. Massah means "testing," and Meribah means "quarreling."
- MassahBible
Massah is the name given to the place at Rephidim where, after the Exodus, the Israelites quarreled with Moses over the lack of water and put the LORD to the test. It is named together with Meribah, and the name Massah means "testing."
- RephidimBible
Rephidim was a wilderness encampment where the Israelites stopped after the Exodus, just before reaching the wilderness of Sinai. It was the site of the water from the rock and of the battle with Amalek.
- Water from the RockBible
The water from the rock refers to the events in which God, through Moses, brought water out of a rock when the Israelites in the wilderness complained because they had no water to drink. The events are recorded in Exodus 17 and Numbers 20.
- Numbers 20Bible
Numbers 20 recounts the death of Miriam at Kadesh and the incident at the waters of Meribah, after which Moses and Aaron are told that they will not enter Canaan. The chapter also records Edom's refusal to let Israel pass through its territory and the death of Aaron on Mount Hor.
- Kadesh-barneaBible
Kadesh-barnea was a place where the Israelites stayed for an extended period in the wilderness after the Exodus. It is known as the site of the twelve spies' report, the people's unbelief, and the incident of the waters of Meribah.
- Psalm 95Bible
Psalm 95 calls the congregation to praise and worship before the LORD. It then holds up the wilderness generation, which hardened its heart at Meribah and Massah, as a warning and urges its hearers to hear God's voice today.
- RockBible
A rock is a large, solid mass of stone. In the Bible it appears as the actual rock that gave water in the wilderness, and it also serves as a figure for God's unchanging protection, for Christ, and for the foundation of the church.
- Mount AbarimBible
Mount Abarim is a mountain range in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, where Moses went up before his death to view the land of Canaan. Mount Nebo is described as one of the peaks of this range.