Meribah 1
Meribah 1 (Biblical Place • Kadesh-barnea • 30.688°N, 34.495°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:13 , Num 20:24 , Num 27:14 , Ps 81:7 , Ps 106:32 (identified with Kadesh-barnea ). It is closely linked with Meribah 2 (Biblical Place • Rephidim • 28.731°N, 33.842°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Ex 17:7 , Deut 33:8 , Ps 95:8 (identified with Rephidim ).
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Meribah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:13 , Num 20:24 , Num 27:14 , Ps 81:7 , Ps 106:32 (identified with Kadesh-barnea ).) Meribah 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ex 17:7 , Deut 33:8 , Ps 95:8 (identified with Rephidim ).) Meribah-kadesh (Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 32:51 , Ezek 47:19 , Ezek 48:28 (identified with Kadesh-barnea ).) Bethel 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:8 , Gen 13:3 , Gen 28:19 , Gen 31:13 , Gen 35:1 , Gen 35:3 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 81:7 : "Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah . Selah."; Exodus 17:7 : "And he called the name of the place Massah , and Meribah , because of the chiding of the children of Israel , and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?"; Numbers 20:13 : "This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 81 ( Psalms • Chapter 81 (16 verses)), Exodus 17 ( Exodus • Chapter 17 (16 verses)), Deuteronomy 33 ( Deuteronomy • Chapter 33 (29 verses)).