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The place was named Massah and Meribah,[a] because the Israelites complained and put the Lord to the test when they asked, “Is the Lord with us or not?”

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  1. Exodus 17:7 These names in Hebrew mean “testing” and “complaining.”

And he called the place Massah[a](A) and Meribah[b](B) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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  1. Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.

13 This happened at Meribah,[a] where the people of Israel complained against the Lord and where he showed them that he is holy.

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  1. Numbers 20:13 This name in Hebrew means “complaining.”

13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](A) where the Israelites quarreled(B) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(C)

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  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.