Kibroth-hattaavah
Kibroth-hattaavah, meaning "graves of craving," was a place where the Israelites complained about the lack of meat and were punished with a plague.
The name Kibroth-hattaavah means “the graves of lust”
PlaceOld Testament2 books5 verses
Summary
A location near Hazeroth first mentioned at Numbers 11:34; only referred to as Kibroth-hattaavah (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Erweis el Ebeirig
- Certainty
- Possible (41% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 28.789° N, 34.275° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָהKibroth-hattaavah
Mentions
- So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
- From Kibroth-hattaavah the people moved on to Hazeroth, where they remained for some time.
- They set out from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.
- They set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
- You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.