Numbers 20:13
The place where the Israelites argued with the Lord was called the waters of Meribah, and was where he revealed his holiness to them.
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Exodus 17:7He called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites argued there, and because they challenged the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord with us, or not?”
Deuteronomy 33:8To Levi he said: “Your Thummim were given to Levi and your Urim to those dedicated to God, the ones you tested at Massah and argued with at the waters of Meribah.
Psalms 95:8don't have a hard-hearted attitude, “as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the desert,
Isaiah 5:16But the Lord Almighty will be vindicated because he does what is right; the holy God will be shown to be holy because of his goodness.
Ezekiel 36:23I will reveal the holy nature and importance of my reputation, which has been ruined among the nations, the reputation you have ruined among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when I reveal my holiness through you as they watch.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:2-14
The Death of Miriam; The Water of Meribah; Moses and Aaron Reproved. ( b. c. 1453.) 1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord ! 4 And why… Read the whole commentary →