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Numbers 20:13 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Numbers 20:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 20 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. Meribah: that is, Strife”
Numbers 20:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 20:13
This water was called 'Meribah' (strife/quarreling) because 'the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.' The Hebrew 'rib' (strove/contended) indicates legal disputation - Israel litigiously challenged God. Yet God was 'sanctified' (qadash - shown holy) through judgment on Moses and Aaron's sin (v.12). Even when His people sin, God maintains His holiness through just responses. This teaches that God's character is vindicated through both mercy (providing water despite complaint) and justice (punishing unauthorized representation). Every divine action sanctifies ...
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Cross-References for Numbers 20:13
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“{Massah means testing.} and Meribah”
“as at Meribah”
“Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one”
“so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;”
“in the wilderness of Zin; because you didn't sanctify me in the midst of the children of Israel.”
“which has been profaned among the nations”
“as a cloud to cover the land: it shall happen in the latter days”
“when I bring you out from the peoples”
“and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.”