Exodus 17:1

Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

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In The King James Version

And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

In Context

2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”

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Cross References

Exodus 15:22Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

Exodus 17:8After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.

Numbers 9:17Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.

Numbers 20:2Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 33:14They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:1

Two passages of story are recorded in this chapter, I. The watering of the host of Israel. 1. In the wilderness they wanted water, ver. 1 . 2. In their want they chided Moses, ver. 2, 3 . 3. Moses cried to God, ver. 4 . 4. God ordered him to smite the rock, and fetch water out of that; Moses did so, ver. 5, 6 . 5. The place named from it, ver. 7 . II. The defeating of the host of Amalek. 1. The victory obtained by the prayer of Moses, ver. 8-12 . 2. By the sword of Joshua, ver. 13 . 3. A record kept of it, ver. 14… Read the whole commentary →

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