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Massah Near Horeb; Moses called the place Massah (Hebrew for ‘testing’) because there in the wilderness the people put God to the test, complaining about lack of water. Moses struck a rock, and water flowed out (Exod. 17: 7).

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Massah , Meribah , or Massah and Meribah, in the Bible, symbolic name of the place, near Horeb, where Moses brought forth water from the rock. A similar event and an equally symbolic name concern the spring at Kadesh. Allusions to the event are found in the Book of Deuteronomy.

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