Massah
Trial, temptation, a name given to the place where the Israelites, by their murmuring for want of water, provoked Jehovah to anger against them. It is also called Meribah (Ex. 17:7; Deut. 6:16; Ps. 95:8, 9; Heb. 3:8).
Named in 4 verses
- Exodus 17:7 He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, “Is Yahweh among us, or n
- Deuteronomy 6:16 You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah.
- Deuteronomy 9:22 At Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked Yahweh to wrath.
- Deuteronomy 33:8 About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.