Meribali

Meribali

Meribali (mer'i-bah ), quarrel, strife. 1. The fountain near Rephidim which Moses smote by the divine command; also called "Massah" ("temptation, trial").  Exodus 17:1-7;  Deuteronomy 6:16;  Deuteronomy 9:22. 2. Another fountain, produced in the same manner and under similar circumstances as the preceding, near Kadesh, in the desert of Zin; also called waters of Meribah and Meribah Kadesh.  Deuteronomy 33:8;  Psalms 95:8;  Psalms 106:32. This miracle occurred near the close of the wanderings of the Hebrews in the desert.  Numbers 20:1-24;  Numbers 27:14;  Deuteronomy 32:51;  Psalms 81:7;  Ezekiel 47:19. Some erroneously regard the two as identical, but this view is inconsistent with the scriptural narrative. See Kadesh.