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Massah ( ) and Meribah ( , also spelled " Mirabah ") are place names found in the Hebrew Bible .1 The Israelites are said to have travelled through Massah and Meribah during the Exodus , although the continuous list of visited stations in Numbers 33 does not mention this. In Exodus 17:7, Meribah is mentioned at the same time as Massah , in a context which suggests that Massah is the same location as Meribah , but other biblical mentions of Massah and Meribah , such as that in the Blessing of Moses seem to imply that they are distinct. Massah and Meribah are also referred to in several other places in the Bible. Peake's Commentary on the Bible .
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Meribah ( ) is one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites , during the Exodus , although the continuous list of visited stations in the Book of Numbers doesn't mention it . In the Book of Exodus , Meribah is mentioned at the same time as Massah , in a context which suggests that Massah is the same location as Meribah , but other biblical mentions of Massah and Meribah , such as that in the Blessing of Moses , seem to imply that they are distinct .
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Meribah or " Mirabah " ( ) is one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites , during the Exodus , although the continuous list of visited stations in the Book of Numbers does not mention it. In the Book of Exodus , Meribah is mentioned at the same time as Massah , in a context which suggests that Massah is the same location as Meribah , but other biblical mentions of Massah and Meribah , such as that in the Blessing of Moses , seem to imply that they are distinct.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Meribah , also spelled " Mirabah " ( ), is one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites , during the Exodus , although the continuous list of visited stations in Numbers 33 does not mention it. In Exodus 17:7 , Meribah is mentioned at the same time as Massah , in a context which suggests that Massah is the same location as Meribah , but other biblical mentions of Massah and Meribah , such as that in the Blessing of Moses ( Deuteronomy 33:8 ) seem to imply that they are distinct. Massah and Meribah are also referenced in Numbers 20:13 , Deuteronomy 32 , Ezekiel 47 , Psalms 81 , 95 , and 106 .Peake's commentary on the Bible Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Massah ( Hebrew : מַסָּה ) and Meribah ( Hebrew : מְרִיבָה , also spelled " Mirabah ") are place names found in the Hebrew Bible . The Israelites are said to have travelled through Massah and Meribah during the Exodus , although the continuous list of visited stations in Numbers 33 does not mention this. In Exodus 17:7, Meribah is mentioned at the same time as Massah , in a context which suggests that Massah is the same location as Meribah , but other biblical mentions of Massah and Meribah , such as that in the Blessing of Moses seem to imply that they are distinct. Massah and Meribah are also referred to in several other places in the Bible. Peake's Commentary on the Bible .
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