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Meribah

Meribah, a place where the Israelites quarreled with Moses and tested the Lord, and where water came from the rock.

The name Meribah means “dispute; quarrel”

PlaceOld Testament3 books3 verses

Summary

A location near Rephidim first mentioned at Exodus 17:7; only referred to as Meribah (מְרִיבָה).

Location

Identified as
within 500 m of Rephidim
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
28.623° N, 33.880° E
Meribah
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Meribah

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Mentions

  1. Exodus 17:7
    He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
  2. Deuteronomy 33:8
    Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
  3. Psalm 95:8
    …do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,