Numbers 20:13

This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

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Interpretation

After thirty-eight years' tedious abode in the wilderness, the armies of Israel advanced towards Canaan again. There was no water for the congregation.

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This thought runs through Numbers 20:12-13.

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Glossary

Meribah Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.