Keraia
Numbers 11

Numbers 11:34

The Quail and the Plague · Numbers 11:31–35
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Translations

Modern
So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
Traditional
And he called the name of that place Kibroth–hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
Literal
And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved.
Latin
Vocatusque est ille locus, Sepulchra concupiscentiæ: ibi enim sepelierunt populum qui desideraverat. Egressi autem de Sepulchris concupiscentiæ, venerunt in Haseroth, et manserunt ibi.

Original

Hebrew
English
So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.

Notes

Numbers 11:34–35

The exact locations of Kibroth-hattaavah and Hazeroth are unknown.

Numbers 11:31–35

God answered the people's complaints by sending a storm of quail and a plague. God had given quail with manna in Exodus 16:13. But here the quail showed God's judgment through an excessive abundance.

Numbers 11:1–35

This is one of many occasions in the wilderness when Israel was disobedient to the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses

Places

Kibroth-hattaavah: A place where the Israelites complained and were punished

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Jude, Letter of Kibroth-Hattaavah Numbers, Book of

Topics

Gluttony: Punishment of Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Kibrothhattaavah: Why Called Kibrothhattaavah Judgments: Upon the Israelites for Complaining Kibroth-Hattaavah: A Station where the Israelites Were Miraculously Fed with Quails Prayer: Answered: Moses, Concerning the Complaint of the Israelites for Meat Worldliness: Israelites