Numbers 11:3
He called shem hamakom Taverah because the Eish Hashem burned among them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Moshe; and when Moshe davened unto Hashem, the eish was quenched.
Cross References
Numbers 16:35And there came out from Hashem an eish, and consumed the 250 men that offered ketoret.
Psalms 78:21Therefore Hashem heard this, and was in wrath; 1 so an eish was kindled against Ya'akov, 1 and anger also came up against Yisroel; 1
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 →