Numbers 11:3

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

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Here is the people's sin; they complained. See the sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be provoking.

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This thought runs through Numbers 11:1-3.

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.