Deuteronomy 9:22

And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.

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Interpretation

That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness.

Read with

This thought runs through Deuteronomy 9:18-22.

Deuteronomy 9:18 Deuteronomy 9:19 Deuteronomy 9:20 Deuteronomy 9:21 Deuteronomy 9:22

Glossary

Kibroth-hattaavah Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Erweis el Ebeirig.
Massah Place: Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Wadi Rufaiyil.
Taberah Place: Burning, a place in the wilderness of Paran, where the “fire of the Lord” consumed the murmuring Israelites ( Num. 11:3 ; Deut. 9:22 ). It was also called Kibroth-hattaavah (q. v. ). Modern identification: Erweis el Ebeirig.