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Where is Meribah in the Bible?

Meribah-kadesh, also known as Meribah, was a location in the wilderness where the Israelites quarreled with Moses, and Moses disobeyed God (Numbers 20:13). Meribah appears in 6 verses across 3 books of the Bible.

What happened at Meribah?

Meribah-kadesh, also known as Meribah, was a location in the wilderness where the Israelites quarreled with Moses, and Moses disobeyed God (Numbers 20:13). The people complained about the lack of water, and God instructed Moses to speak to the rock to bring forth water. However, Moses struck the rock twice with his staff, and water came out abundantly (Numbers 20:7-11). Because Moses and Aaron did not trust and honor God in the sight of the Israelites, they were not allowed to enter the Promised Land (Numbers 20:12; 27:14; Deu.32.51). The incident at Meribah-kadesh is remembered as a time when the Israelites rebelled against God and Moses (Psalm 81:7; 106:32). In Ezekiel's vision of the future boundaries of Israel, Meribah-kadesh is mentioned as a point on the southern border (Ezk.47.19; 48:28).

Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

Where does Meribah appear in the Bible?

Meribah is referenced in 6 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Numbers 3Psalms 2Deuteronomy 1

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Meribah.

ZinWildernessAaronKadeshSelahMoses

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Meribah?

Meribah appears in 6 verses across 3 books, most often in Numbers, which accounts for 3 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Meribah?

Numbers, Psalms, Deuteronomy.

Where can I read every verse about Meribah?

This page lists 6 of them. Protos carries all 6, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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