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I will stand before you on a rock at Horeb.[a] Hit that rock with the walking stick and water will come out of it. Then the people can drink.”

Moses did these things and the elders of Israel saw it. Moses named that place Meribah[b] and Massah,[c] because this was the place that the Israelites turned against him and tested the Lord. The people wanted to know if the Lord was with them or not.

War With the Amalekites

At Rephidim the Amalekites came and fought against the Israelites.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:6 Horeb Another name for Mount Sinai.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah This name means “argument” or “rebellion.”
  3. Exodus 17:7 Massah This name means “trial,” “temptation,” or “test.”

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