Numbers 20:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 20:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 20:13 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. Meriba..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 20:13 — KJV
“This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. Meribah: that is, Strife”
— Numbers 20:13 (KJV)
Numbers 20:13 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 20:13
“Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. Meribah-Kadesh: or, strife at Kadesh”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:13: water, meribah, because
“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? Massah: that is, Temptation Meribah: that is, Chiding, or, Strife”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:13: meribah, because, children
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:13: water, because, children
“Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. word: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:13: water, meribah, because
“For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:13: water, children, israel
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