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He named the place aMassah and bMeribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they ctested the Lord, saying, "Is the Lord among us, or not?"
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Deuteronomy 6:16, Deuteronomy 9:22, Psalms 95:8
Deuteronomy 6
16
"aYou shall not put the Lord your God to the test, bas you tested Him at Massah.
Deuteronomy 9
22
"Again at aTaberah and at bMassah and at cKibroth-hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath.
Psalms 95
8
Do not harden your hearts, as at aMeribah, As in the day of bMassah in the wilderness,