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About this Bible word search
This free online puzzle is based on Numbers 20:1–13 in the World English Bible. The word bank contains 30 passage-related words, and the default Easy puzzle starts with 15 words. Use the verse references for study, or print the worksheet for offline use.
Story in this passage
Moses’ error at Kadesh
At Kadesh, Miriam dies and the people complain about the lack of water. God tells Moses to speak to the rock, but Moses strikes it twice in anger; water flows, yet God says Moses and Aaron failed to honor him and will not enter the land.
- Setting
- Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin during the later wilderness years.
- Main events
- Miriam dies, the people complain, God commands Moses, the rock is struck, water comes out, and judgment is announced.
- Why it matters
- The passage shows that even honored leaders are accountable when anger misrepresents God’s holiness.
This overview paraphrases the cited passage in the World English Bible.
Original-language word highlights
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MERIBAH
Hebrew · מְרִיבָה · Strong’s H4809 · Biblical place · High-confidence match
Numbers 20:13 -
ISRAEL
Hebrew · יִשְׂרָאֵל · Strong’s H3478 · Man living at the time of the Patriarchs · High-confidence match
Numbers 20:1 -
KADESH
Hebrew · קָדֵשׁ · Strong’s H6946 · Biblical place · High-confidence match
Numbers 20:1
Passage vocabulary
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CONGREGATION
Numbers 20:1 -
POMEGRANATES
Numbers 20:5 -
ABUNDANTLY
Numbers 20:11 -
SANCTIFIED
Numbers 20:13 -
THEMSELVES
Numbers 20:2 -
WILDERNESS
Numbers 20:1 -
ASSEMBLED
Numbers 20:2 -
COMMANDED
Numbers 20:9 -
LIVESTOCK
Numbers 20:8 -
QUARRELED
Numbers 20:3 -
THEREFORE
Numbers 20:12 -
APPEARED
Numbers 20:6 -
ASSEMBLE
Numbers 20:8 -
ASSEMBLY
Numbers 20:4 -
BROTHERS
Numbers 20:3 -
CHILDREN
Numbers 20:1 -
GATHERED
Numbers 20:10 -
PRESENCE
Numbers 20:6 -
SANCTIFY
Numbers 20:12 -
TOGETHER
Numbers 20:2 -
ANIMALS
Numbers 20:4 -
BELIEVE
Numbers 20:12 -
BROTHER
Numbers 20:8 -
BROUGHT
Numbers 20:4 -
MEETING
Numbers 20:6 -
MERIBAH
Numbers 20:13 -
BURIED
Numbers 20:1 -
ISRAEL
Numbers 20:1 -
KADESH
Numbers 20:1 -
LIFTED
Numbers 20:11
Places in this passage
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Kadesh-barnea
Ain el Qudeirat
Numbers 20:1 -
Meribah 1
Ain el Qudeirat
Numbers 20:13 -
Egypt
Numbers 20:5
Likely -
Zin 1
Zin Desert
Numbers 20:1
Likely
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Scripture text: World English Bible (WEB),
public domain. Place data adapted from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
locations may be approximate or disputed. Some source data may incorporate OpenStreetMap data,
© OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL 1.0. Original-language data adapted from STEP Bible,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
matches are limited to high-confidence name and verse references.
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