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Kibroth-Hattaavah
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
The first place the Israelites camped after leaving the wilderness of Sinai (Num 33:16–17). After the Israelites complained about the lack of meat (Num 11:4–6), God caused a flock of quail to fall here (Num 11:31–35). While they were eating, the anger of the Lord caused a plague to spread and many Israelites died and were buried here (Deut 9:22), giving the place its name: “the graves of longing.”
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Kibroth-Hattaavah
Kibroth-Hattaavah (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה‎, qivroth hatta'awah). The first place the Israelites camped after leaving the wilderness of Sinai (Num 33:16–17). After the Israelites complained about the lack of meat (Num 11:4–6), God caused a flock of quail to fall here (Num 11:31–35). While they were eating,
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Kibroth-Hattaavah (Place)
KIBROTH-HATTAAVAH (PLACE) [Heb qibrot (קִבְרָת‎) hattaʾawâ (הַתַּאַוָה)]. The first encampment of the Israelites, after leaving the wilderness of Sinai, as listed in Num 33:16–17, where it is placed between the wilderness of Sinai and Hazeroth. After leaving Sinai, the Israelites complained to Moses
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Kibroth-hattaavah
Kibroth-hattaavah. Location in the wilderness where the Israelites who were slain by plague for craving after the flesh of quails were buried (Nm 11:34, 35; 33:16, 17; Dt 9:22). It was situated between Mt Sinai and Hazeroth, but its exact site is unknown. The name, meaning “graves of craving,” is explained
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Kibroth-hattaavah
Kibroth-hattaavah kibʹrəth-ha-tāʹ-ə-və [Heb. qiḇrôṯ hattaʾawâ-‘the graves of greed’; LXX Mnḗmata tḗs epithymías-‘graves of desire’ (Nu. 11:34)]. The first stopping-place of the Israelites after leaving Sinai (Nu. 33:16). Here they craved meat, and the Lord sent a strong wind that brought
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Kibroth-Hattaavah
KIBROTH-HATTAAVAH Location in the wilderness where the Israelites who were killed by plague for craving meat from Egypt were buried (Nm 11:34–35; 33:16–17; Dt 9:22). It was situated between Mt Sinai and Hazeroth, but its exact site is unknown. The name, meaning “graves of craving,” accords with the account
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Kibroth-Hattaavah
Kibroth-hattaavah (kib´roth-huh-tay´uh-vuh; Heb., “graves of lust”), a locale between Mount Sinai and Hazeroth (identified with modern Rueis el-Ebeirij). It was there that the Israelites died by plague as they consumed quail that God rained down upon them in answer to their complaints. The plague punished
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Kibroth-Hattaavah
KIBROTH-HATTAAVAH. The first desert camp of the Israelites after they left Sinai. There the people, wearied with their monotonous diet of manna, craved flesh and God gave them quails. They overindulged and a plague resulted from which many died. Hence the name meaning “the graves of craving” (NJPS marg.)
The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
Kibroth-Hattaavah
KIBROTH-HATTAAVAH (Heb. qiḇrôṯ hatta’awâ, ‘graves of craving’). A camp of the Israelites a day’s journey from the wilderness of Sinai. There the people, having craved flesh to eat and been sent quails by the Lord, were overtaken by plague, which caused many fatalities (Nu. 11:31 34; 33:16; Dt. 9:22;
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Kibroth-Hattaavah
Kibroth-Hattaavah (Heb. qiḇrôṯ hattaʾăwâ)The first encampment of the Israelites, between Mt. Sinai and Hazeroth, after they left the wilderness of Sinai (Num. 33:16–17). Here the Lord sent quail for the Israelites to eat (Num. 11:31–35). The subsequent greediness of some in gathering and eating
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Kibroth-Hattaavah
Kibroth-Hattaavah [kĭbˊrŏth hə tāˊə və] (Heb. qiḇrôṯ hatta˒awâ “graves of craving”). The first place that the Israelites stopped after leaving Sinai (Num. 11:34–35; 33:16–17). It was the gluttonous behavior of many of the Israelites here in response to the Lord’s provision of quail meat that
Catholic Bible Dictionary
Kibroth-Hataavah
KIBROTH-HATAAVAH (Hebrew, “graves of craving”) An encampment of the Israelites after their departure from the wilderness of Sinai (Num 33:16–17). The place was named for the “strong craving” the Israelites expressed there. After reaching the camp, the Israelites complained to Moses that they lacked meat
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Kibroth-hatta-avah
Kib´roth-hatta-avah, i.e., as in the margin, the graves of lust, a station of the Israelites in the wilderness, where, growing tired of manna and desiring flesh, they murmured, and God sent them quails in great abundance, but smote great numbers of them with a plague and they died. It is about three
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