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Massah (măs`ə), Meribah (mĕr`ĭbə), 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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So Brahmins bless the beggars on the Ganges, Commisars kiss virgins in Havana, Massahs guard their nigras in Montgomery, And realtors praise the trees in Indiana.

Lessons from Darwin: Not for Love by Appleman, Philip / The Humanist

In recognition of the incident, Moses renames the place Massah ("testing") or Meribah ("contention").

Third Sunday in Lent: February 27, 2005 by Currents in Theology and Mission

For these themes and this language are central to biblical versions of the Massah tradition and all of its subsequent explication (see C.

Matthew 6:9-13//Luke 11:2-4: an eschatological prayer? by Gibson, Jeffrey B. / Biblical Theology Bulletin

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