the water: Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalms 95:8, Psalms 106:32-48
Meribah: i.e. Strife, Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:51, Meribah-Kadesh
he was: Isaiah 5:16; Ezekiel 20:41, Ezekiel 36:23, Ezekiel 38:16
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Numbers 20:13
Numbers 20:13
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