Places
Massah
Name Moses gives the watering place at Rephidim because Israel put Yahweh to the test, asking whether Yahweh is with them.
Category
Places
First mention
Exodus 17:7
Tags
2
Exodus 17Testing
Scripture references
- Exodus 17:7
He gave the place the names Massah and Meribah because of the Israelites' contentiousness and because they put Yahweh to the test by saying, 'Is Yahweh with us, or not?'