Meribah
Meribah-kadesh, a place where Moses disobeyed God by striking the rock to bring forth water.
The name Meribah means “dispute; quarrel”
PlaceOld Testament4 books8 verses
Summary
A location near Kadesh-barnea first mentioned at Numbers 20:13; referred to as Meribah (מְרִיבָה) or Meribah/-kadesh (מְרִיבָה קָדֵשׁ).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מְרִיבָהMeribah
- מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁMeribah-kadesh
Mentions
- Numbers 20:13מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadeshThese were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.
- Numbers 20:24מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadesh“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
- Numbers 27:14מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadesh…for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
- Deuteronomy 32:51מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadeshFor at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.
- Psalm 81:7מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadeshYou called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
- Psalm 106:32מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadeshAt the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
- Ezekiel 47:19מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadeshOn the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
- Ezekiel 48:28מְרִיבָה · Meribah; מְרִיבָה+H6946H«H6946=קָדֵשׁ · Meribah-kadeshThe southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.