Topic
Massah
6 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 17:7Easton · Nave An encampment of the Israelites
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?
- Psalms 95:8Easton · Smith
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Psalms 95:9Easton · Smith
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
- Hebrews 3:8Easton · Smith
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Exodus 16:7Smith
And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
- Deuteronomy 6:16Easton
¶ Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Trial, temptation, a name given to the place where the Israelites, by their murmuring for want of water, provoked Jehovah to anger against them. It is also called Meribah (Ex. 17:7; Deut. 6:16; Ps. 95:8, 9; Heb. 3:8).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.