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They named the place “Burning,”[a] because in his anger the Lord had set their camp on fire.

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  1. 11.3 Burning: Or “Taberah.”

So that place was called Taberah,[a](A) because fire from the Lord had burned among them.(B)

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  1. Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning.

The people had complained and tested the Lord by asking, “Is the Lord really with us?” So Moses named that place Massah, which means “testing” and Meribah, which means “complaining.”

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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.

34 After they had buried the people who had been so greedy for meat, they called the place “Graves for the Greedy.”[a]

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  1. 11.34 Graves for the Greedy: Or “Kibroth-Hattaavah.”

34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah,[a](A) because there they buried the people who had craved other food.

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  1. Numbers 11:34 Kibroth Hattaavah means graves of craving.