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Kadesh, Kadesh-Barnea, Meribah Kadesh

Facts:

The names Kadesh, Kadesh-Barnea, and Meribah Kadesh all refer to an important city in Israel's history which was located in the southern part of Israel, near the region of Edom.

  • The city of Kadesh was an oasis, a place where there was water and fertile soil in the middle of a desert named Zin.
  • Moses sent twelve spies into the land of Canaan from Kadesh Barnea.
  • Israel also encamped at Kadesh during the wandering in the wilderness.
  • Kadesh Barnea was where Miriam died.
  • It was at Meribah Kadesh where Moses disobeyed God and hit a rock to get water for the Israelites, instead of speaking to it as God had told him to do.
  • The name "kadesh" comes from the Hebrew word meaning "holy" or "set apart."

(Translation suggestions: How to Translate Names)

(See also: desert, Edom, holy)

Bible References:

Word Data:##

  • Strong's: H4809, H6946, H6947