Bible Location
Meaning: dispute; quarrel · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
This Meribah entry refers to the earlier wilderness water crisis near Rephidim, where the rock was struck in Horeb. It is important because it preserves the first major 'quarreling' place in Israel's journey. First appears in Exod 17:7.1
Place meaning
dispute; quarrel
Coordinates
28.73, 33.84
First appears
Exod 17:7
AI summary: Meribah on this page belongs with Massah and the early Rephidim testing scene rather than the later Kadesh event. Exodus, Deuteronomy, and the Psalms keep the name alive as a warning against hard-heartedness in the face of God's provision. The cross references present this Meribah as an early wilderness place of contention, water, and spiritual warning.1
Place meaning
dispute; quarrel
Latitude
28.73
Longitude
33.84
Bible references
3
One of the names given by Moses to the fountain in the desert of Sin, near Rephidim, which issued from the rock in Horeb, which he smote by the divine command, “because of the chiding of the children of Israel” (Ex. 17:1-7). It was also called Massah (q.v.). It was probably in Wady Feiran, near Mount Serbal. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.