Numbers 11:3
And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.
American Standard Version
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 cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.
Cross References
Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
Psalms 78:21Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went 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 →