Numbers 11:3

So that place was named Taberah, because of the fire of the Lord which had been burning among them.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

In Context

2And the people made an outcry to Moses, and Moses made prayer to the Lord, and the fire was stopped.

4And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

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Cross References

Numbers 16:35Then fire came out from the Lord, burning up the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the perfume.

Psalms 78:21So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:2-4

The Murmurings of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord : and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord , the fire was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them. Here is, I. The people's sin. They complained, v. 1 . They were,… Read the whole commentary →

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