Massah
Where Massah sits on the map, and the 5 verses where it appears, in biblical order and linked to the full chapter.
- Identified with
- Wadi Rufaiyil
- Coordinates
- 28.6231, 33.8803
- Mentions
- 5 mentions
Coordinates and the modern identification come from the open atlas at OpenBible.info. For regions, peoples and large features there is no identification: the marked point only places the area on the map, and stands for neither a particular site nor its boundaries.
Passages where it appears
5 verses, in biblical order.
Exodus
- Exodus 17:7
And he called the name of that place ‘Temptation,’ because of the arguing of the sons of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying: “Is the Lord with us, or not?”
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 6:16
You shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted him in the place of temptation.
- Deuteronomy 9:22
Likewise, at the Burning, and at the Temptation, and at the Graves of Lust, you provoked the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 33:8
Likewise, to Levi he said: “Your perfection and your doctrine are for your holy man, whom you have proven by temptation, and whom you have judged at the Waters of Contradiction.
Psalms
- Psalms 95:8
Bring to the Lord glory for his name. Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts.