Numbers 11:34

And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
called	וַיִּקְרָ֛א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שֵֽׁם shem-	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
place	הַמָּק֥וֹם ha.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Kibroth-hattaavah	קִבְר֣וֹת kiv.Rot	H6914	Kibroth-hat-Taavh · proper noun, a place name
buried	קָֽבְר֔וּ ka.ve.Ru	H6912	to inter · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
people	הָעָ֖ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
lusted	הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים ha.mit.'a.Vim	H183	to wish for · definite article + verb, hithpael active participle, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 9:22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
1 Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Numbers 33:16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibroth-hattaavah.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:31–end

God, having performed his promise to Moses by giving him assessors in the government, thereby proving the power he has over the spirits of men by his Spirit, he here performs his promise to the people by giving them flesh, proving thereby his power over the inferior creatures and his dominion in the kingdom of nature. Observe, 1. How the people were gratified with flesh in abundance: A wind (a south-east wind, as appears, Psa 78:26) brought quails, Num 11:31. It is uncertain what sort of animals they were; the psalmist calls them feathered fowl, or fowl of wing. The learned bishop Patrick inclines to agree with some modern writers, who think they were locusts, a delicious sort of food well k…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:34

called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah--literally, "The graves of lust," or "Those that lusted"; so that the name of the place proves that the mortality was confined to those who had indulged inordinately.

John Gill on Numbers 11:34

And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah,.... That is, Moses called it so, or it was called by the children of Israel, and by others in later times, by this name, which signifies "the graves of lust"; dug by lust, or which lust was the cause and occasion of, and where those that indulged it were buried, as follows: because there they buried the people that lusted; not all that lusted, for the lusting was pretty general; but all that died through their gluttony and intemperance, and the judgment of God on them; or who were the most inordinate in their lust, and encouraged others in it, and were the ringleaders in the murmur and mutiny.

John Calvin on Numbers 11:34–end

And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah. It was requisite that some memorial of so great a sin should exist, that the sons might not imitate their fathers. Heretofore God had sustained them with a food both agreeable and wholesome: by longing for unlawful nourishment they were their own poisoners and murderers. Now, such ingratitude was deservedly to be detested by their posterity; and therefore the name was given to the place, not without the inspiration of the Spirit of God. So Paul reminds us, that in this narrative God's judgment against corrupt and vicious lusts was portrayed, that we might ourselves learn not to lust. (1 Corinthians 10:6.) I have already briefly explaine…

The Church Fathers

How is it that the graves of lust where the people fell in their devotion to flesh remain even to this day in the wilderness? Do we not read that the stupid people gorged themselves with quails until the wrath of God came upon them?
— Jerome, AGAINST JOVINIAN 2.17

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Dictionary and topics

Kibroth-hattaavah — The graves of the longing or of lust, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness. It was probably in the Wady Murrah, and has been identified with the Erweis el-Ebeirig, where the…
Murmuring — Of the Hebrews in the wilderness, called forth the displeasure of God, which was only averted by the earnest prayer of Moses (Num. 11:33, 34; 12; 14:27, 30, 31; 16:3; 21:4-6; Ps. 106:25). Forbidden…
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Why called Kibrothhattaavah — Why called Kibrothhattaavah
Gluttony · Punishment of — Punishment of
Judgments · .For complaining — .For complaining
Kibroth-Hattaavah · A station where the Israelites were miraculously fed with quails — A station where the Israelites were miraculously fed with quails
Worldliness · .Israelites — .Israelites

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 11:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:34

John Gill on Numbers 11:34

John Calvin on Numbers 11:34–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 11:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:34

John Gill on Numbers 11:34

John Calvin on Numbers 11:34–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 11:34

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 11:34-35

Rashi on Numbers 11:33