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Numbers 11:33-35
New Catholic Bible
Numbers 11:33-35
New Catholic Bible
33 But while the meat was still between their teeth and they were still chewing on it, the anger of the Lord arose against the people and the Lord struck the people with a horrible plague. 34 This is why that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah,[a] because they buried the people who had fallen victim to their desires there. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth and they camped there.
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- Numbers 11:34 At one time Kibroth-hattaavah certainly meant “grave of the Ta’avah” (i.e., a tribe). A different etymology, “graves of craving,” allows the sacred writer to highlight the moral significance of the incident. According to Deut 9:23, the place was near Kadesh.
