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Numbers 11:34-35
New Catholic Bible
Numbers 11:34-35
New Catholic Bible
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.
