Numbers 11:3

That place was named Taberah, because Yahweh's fire burned among them.

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

In Context

2Then people called out to Moses, so Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire stopped.

4Some foreign people began to camp with Israel's descendants. They wanted better food to eat. Then the people of Israel began to weep and say, “Who will give us meat to eat?

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Cross References

Numbers 16:35Then fire flashed out from Yahweh and devoured the 250 men who had offered incense.

Psalms 78:21When Yahweh heard this, he was angry; 1 so his fire burned against Jacob, 1 and his anger attacked Israel, 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 →

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