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So that place was called Taberah.[a] The people gave the place that name because the Lord caused a fire to burn in their camp.

The 70 Older Leaders

The foreigners who had joined the Israelites began wanting other things to eat. Soon all the Israelites began complaining again. The people said, “We want to eat meat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt. That fish cost us nothing. We also had good vegetables like cucumbers, melons, chives, onions, and garlic.

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  1. Numbers 11:3 Taberah This name means “burning.”

So that place was called Taberah,[a](A) because fire from the Lord had burned among them.(B)

Quail From the Lord

The rabble with them began to crave other food,(C) and again the Israelites started wailing(D) and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.(E)

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  1. Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning.