He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”

“You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah.

“Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath.

Of Levi he said, “Let Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness,