Numbers 11:3
New International Version
So that place was called Taberah, because fire from the LORD had burned among them.

New Living Translation
After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the LORD had burned among them there.

English Standard Version
So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

Berean Standard Bible
So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.

King James Bible
And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

New King James Version
So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.

New American Standard Bible
So that place was named Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

NASB 1995
So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

NASB 1977
So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the name of that place was called Taberah because the fire of Yahweh burned among them.

Amplified Bible
He named that place Taberah (the place of burning), because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

Christian Standard Bible
So that place was named Taberah, because the LORD’s fire had blazed among them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So that place was named Taberah, because the LORD’s fire had blazed among them.

American Standard Version
And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.

Contemporary English Version
They named the place "Burning," because in his anger the LORD had set their camp on fire.

English Revised Version
And the name of that place was called Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That place was called Taberah [Fire] because fire from the LORD burned among them there.

Good News Translation
So the place was named Taberah, because there the fire of the LORD burned among them.

International Standard Version
He then named that place Taberah, because the LORD's fire had incinerated some of them.

Majority Standard Bible
So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.

NET Bible
So he called the name of that place Taberah because there the fire of the LORD burned among them.

New Heart English Bible
The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD's fire burnt among them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he called the name of the place Taberah; because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

World English Bible
The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he calls the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of YHWH has “burned” among them.

Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath 'burned' among them.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will call the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he called the name of that place, The burning: for that the fire of the Lord had been kindled against them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he called the name of that place, ‘The Burning,’ because the fire of the Lord had burned against them.

New American Bible
Hence that place was called Taberah, because there the fire of the LORD burned among them.

New Revised Standard Version
So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned against them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he called the name of that place Yakdana (a burning), because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he called the name of that region “The Burning”, because the fire of LORD JEHOVAH burned among them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the name of that place was called Burning; for a fire was kindled among them from the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Complaints of the People
2And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. 3So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. 4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?…

Cross References
Exodus 15:22-25
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water. / And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) / So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” ...

Exodus 17:1-7
Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. / So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” ...

Deuteronomy 9:22
You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.

Psalm 78:18-22
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. / They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” ...

Psalm 106:13-15
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel. / They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

1 Corinthians 10:1-11
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...

Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...

Exodus 16:2-3
And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

Deuteronomy 1:34-36
When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

Psalm 95:8-11
do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ...

1 Corinthians 10:6
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

Hebrews 4:1-2
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Exodus 32:9-10
The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people. / Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

Deuteronomy 32:19-20
When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.

Psalm 78:40-41
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! / Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.


Treasury of Scripture

And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

Taberah.

Deuteronomy 9:22
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.

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Numbers 11
1. The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer
4. The people crave meat, and loathe manna
10. Moses complains of his charge
16. God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders,
18. and to give the people meat for a month
21. Moses' faith is staggered
31. Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah














So that place was called Taberah
The name "Taberah" is derived from the Hebrew root "בער" (ba'ar), which means "to burn." This naming is significant as it serves as a memorial of the event that took place there. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, naming a place after an event was a common practice, serving as a historical marker for future generations. The name "Taberah" encapsulates the divine judgment that occurred, reminding the Israelites of the consequences of their disobedience and complaints against God. It is a call to remember the holiness and justice of God, who is not to be trifled with, and to live in reverence and obedience to His commands.

because the fire of the LORD
The phrase "fire of the LORD" indicates a direct and supernatural intervention by God. In the Hebrew Bible, fire is often a symbol of God's presence, power, and judgment. For instance, God appeared to Moses in a burning bush (Exodus 3:2) and led the Israelites with a pillar of fire by night (Exodus 13:21). Here, the fire represents God's righteous anger and serves as a purifying force against sin. It is a reminder of God's holiness and the seriousness with which He views rebellion and ingratitude. The fire of the LORD is both a literal and metaphorical representation of divine discipline, intended to bring the people back to a place of repentance and alignment with God's will.

had burned among them
The burning "among them" signifies that the judgment was not distant or abstract but was a direct and personal experience for the Israelites. This phrase underscores the immediacy and proximity of God's response to their complaints. Historically, the Israelites were in the wilderness, a place of testing and reliance on God. Their complaints about their hardships and longing for Egypt reflected a lack of trust in God's provision and plan. The burning among them was a tangible demonstration of the consequences of their lack of faith. It serves as a sobering reminder that God's presence is not only comforting but also holds us accountable. The event at Taberah is a call to self-examination and a return to faithfulness, trusting in God's provision and timing, even in the wilderness seasons of life.

(3) Taberah--i.e., burning, a word cognate to the verb which is rendered burnt in Numbers 11:1 and in this verse.

Verse 3. - and he called the name of the place Taberah. Or Taberah (תַּבְעֵרָה). This name does not occur in the list of stations in chapter 33, which mentions nothing between Sinai and Kibroth-Hattaavah. It would seem probable, however, that the conflagration occurred while Israel was encamped, or else there could hardly have been a burning "in the end of the camp." We may therefore suppose either that Tabeerah was some spot in the immediate neighbourhood of Sinai whither the people gathered for their first long march; or that it was one of the halting-places on the "three days' journey" not mentioned in the list, because that journey was considered as all one; or that it was the same place afterwards called Kibroth-Hatta-avah. There is nothing in the narrative to decide a question which is in itself unimportant. It is necessary to remember that where the ancient and local names derived from marked natural features were not available, such names as Tabeerah given to the halting-places of so vast a host must have had a very loose significance.

CHAPTER 11:4-35 KIBROTH HATTAAVAH (verses 4-35).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So that
הַה֖וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

place
הַמָּק֥וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

was called
וַיִּקְרָ֛א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

Taberah,
תַּבְעֵרָ֑ה (taḇ·‘ê·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8404: Taberah -- 'burning', a place in the desert

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the fire
אֵ֥שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 784: A fire

of the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had burned
בָעֲרָ֥ה (ḇā·‘ă·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish

among them.
בָ֖ם (ḇām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew


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