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”). Exo 17:1-7; Deu 6:16; Deu 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. Deu 33:8; Psa 95:8; Psa 106:32. This miracle occurred near the close of the wanderings of the Hebrews in the desert. Num 20:1-24; Num 27:14; Deu 32:51; Psa 81:7; Eze 47:19. Some erroneously regard the two as identical, but this view is inconsistent with the scriptural narrative. See Kadesh.