Massah
Camp
Location disputed Wadi Rufaiyil: about 370 km (230 miles) south of Jerusalem
Where Scholars Place It
- Wadi Rufaiyil Possible
- Wadi Feiran Possible
- Wadi el Sheikh Less likely
- Ain el Qudeirat Less likely
- Jabal Huwayti Less likely
Massah in the Bible Dictionary
Named in 4 Verses
- Exodus 17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
- Deuteronomy 6:16 Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- Deuteronomy 9:22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
- Deuteronomy 33:8 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
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