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Meribah

Meribah is a location in the Sinai wilderness where the Israelites quarreled with Moses over the lack of water, leading to Moses striking the rock to bring forth water.

AI-assisted summary — may contain inaccuracies.

Where Meribah appears

3 passages across 3 books.

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Passages set in Meribah

  • Exod 17:7 — And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
  • Num 20:13 — This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
  • Ps 95:8 — Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: