Numbers 20:13
“This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom,.... This country was sometimes governed by kings, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The water of Meribah - i. e. “Strife.” The place is called “Meribah in Kadesh” Num 27:14, and “Meribah-Kadesh” Deu…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 20:1-13
After thirty-eight years' tedious marches, or rather tedious rests, in the wilderness, backward towards the Red Sea, the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he was sanctified in them The verb is from the same root as that of Kadesh (-sacred"), and there is perhaps an…
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