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Numbers 11:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Numbers 11:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 The people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was quenched. 3 He named that place Taberah,[a] for the fire of the Lord had burned in their midst.
4 Now the rabble[b] among them fell victim to their desires again, and the people of Israel said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
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- Numbers 11:3 Taberah seems to mean “place of pasture,” but the sacred writer here connects it with a similar root that means “to burn.” According to Deut 9:22f, this spot was in the area of Kadesh.
- Numbers 11:4 Rabble: this group incited those who were close to the Lord by pointing out all the negatives. As with many groups, the most vocal often set the mood and actions of the masses.
