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12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not believed (trusted) Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, you therefore [a]shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”(A) 13 These are the waters of Meribah (contention, strife), where the sons of Israel contended with the Lord, and He showed Himself holy among them.

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of [b]Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel, ‘You know all the hardship that has come upon us [as a nation];

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:12 Moses apparently allowed his anger and frustration with the Israelites to blind him to the significance of what God had instructed. Although thoroughly exasperated by the Israelites, Moses was still held accountable for his behavior.
  2. Numbers 20:14 The Edomites were descendants of Esau, Jacob’s (Israel’s) twin brother.

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