Numbers 11:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he called the name of the place Taberah:b because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. ”

Numbers 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Taberah - i. e. “burning:” not the name of a station, and accordingly not found in the list given in Numbers 33 , but the name of the spot where the fire broke out. This incident might seem (com...
Numbers 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

( JE ) . The Chastisement of the People at Taberah. The occasion was discontent at some hardship, the nature of which is not explained. The agency by which the discontent was punished was probably...
Numbers 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he called: i.e. Moses called. the place . that place. Taberah. Hebrew "burning".
Numbers 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
Numbers 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Name of the place Taberah— The reason of the name Taberah, or burning, is given, as usual, in the next clause; because the fire of the Lord burnt among them: see 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 wher...
Numbers 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Numbers 11:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Journeyings from Sinai to moab ( Numbers 10:11 to Numbers 22:1 ) After a stay at Sinai of nearly a year (cp. Numbers 10:11 with Exodus 19:1 ) the signal is given for the breaking up of the ca...
Numbers 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Taberah — i.e., burning, a word cognate to the verb which is rendered burnt in Numbers 11:1 and in this verse.
Numbers 11:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE STRAIN OF THE DESERT JOURNEY Numbers 11:1-35 THE narrative has accompanied the march of Israel but a short way from the mount of God to some spot marked for an encampment by the ark of the...
Numbers 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Murmuring Flesh-lovers Numbers 11:1-15 We cannot wonder at the people's murmuring. They were unaccustomed to the fatigues of the desert, and had not realized the length of the journey. Let...
Numbers 11:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we enter upon the second section in the Book of Numbers, in which is revealed the failure of man. The first evidence was discontent, resulting unquestionably from the hardship of life. This was...
Numbers 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Taberah means a burning.
Numbers 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he called the name of the place Taberah ,.... That is, "burning": Moses called it so; or it may be rendered impersonally, it was called s so in later times by the people: because the fire of t...
Numbers 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. Ver. 3. The name of the place Taberah. ] So to perpetuate the memory of the people's sin, and God's judg...
Numbers 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He called the place Taberah That is, burning , because of this fire; and it was called Kibroth-hattaavah on another account. It is no unusual thing in Scripture for persons and places to have tw...
Numbers 11:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

COMPLAINT ANSWERED BY FIRE (vs.1-3) Israel had reason for profound thanksgiving to the Lord, as believers certainly have today. Yet now they complained (v.1) without any reason for it. It is sad...
Numbers 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Murmurings of the Israelites. B. C. 1490. 1 And when the people complained, it dis...
Numbers 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Tabera, from this fire; as it was called Kibroth-hattaa-vah from another occasion, Numbers 11:34,35 Numbers 33:16 ; as it is no new thing in Scripture for persons and places to have two name...
Numbers 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Sharp Warning About Grumbling. The People Complain and Are Smitten. Moses Intervenes ( Numbers 11:1-3 ). It is interesting that even in so short a passage another chiastic formation is revealed...
Numbers 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 11:1 . “ And when the people complained,” etc. Margin: “the people were, as it were, complainers.” Speaker’s Comm .: “And the people were as those that comp...
Numbers 11:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Numbers 11:1 . And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: Interpreters cannot make out what they had to complain of. The curse of labour had been removed; they did not earn their bre...
Numbers 11:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 11:7 . The manna. See Exodus 14:15 . and 31. Bdellium. See Genesis 2:12 ; Exodus 28:19 . Numbers 11:16 . Gather unto me seventy men of the elders. The Hebrews always had elders, a...
Numbers 11:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

The people complained. Against murmuring I. A dissatisfied spirit causes displeasure to the Lord. 1. This we might infer from our own feelings, when dependents, children, servants, or receiv...
Numbers 11:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE PLACE OF BURNING ( Numbers 11:1-4 ). Numbers 11:1 And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord. There is no "when" in the original. It is literally, "A...
Numbers 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Burning at Taberah
Numbers 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 9:22
Numbers 11:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Troubles and Testings by the Way Numbers 11:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our last study was a study of Numbers 9:1-23 . We are skipping over the 10th chapter and preparing to consider chapter 11....
Numbers 11:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Taberah — This fire; as it was called Kibroth — hattaavah from another occasion, Numbers 11:34-35 , and Numbers 33:16 . It is no new thing in scripture for persons and places to have two names. B...

Numbers 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 11:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 11:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 11:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Numbers 11:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 11:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 11:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 11:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Numbers 11:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes