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Massah

Massah, a place in the wilderness where the Israelites tested the Lord by demanding water.

The name Massah means “temptation”

PlaceOld Testament3 books5 verses

Summary

A location near Rephidim first mentioned at Exodus 17:7; only referred to as Massah (מַסָּה).

Location

Certainty
Likely (84% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
Coordinates
28.623° N, 33.880° E
Massah
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Events

Dates are approximate

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Exodus 17:7
    He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
  2. Deuteronomy 6:16
    Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
  3. Deuteronomy 9:22
    You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.
  4. Deuteronomy 33:8
    Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
  5. Psalm 95:8
    …do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,