I am going to stand there in front of you on the rock at Horeb; when you hit the rock, water(A) will come out of it and the people will drink.” Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. He named the place Massah[a] and Meribah[b](B) because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

The Amalekites Attack

At Rephidim, Amalek[c](C) came and fought against Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:7 = testing
  2. Exodus 17:7 = arguing
  3. Exodus 17:8 A semi-nomadic people descended from Amalek, a grandson of Esau; Gn 36:12

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