Kibroth-hattaavah

Overview

• Type: Wilderness location
• Testament: Old
• Primary Book: Numbers

Biblical Significance

Kibroth-hattaavah means “graves of craving.” Israel named the place after the Lord judged the people who craved meat and despised the manna.

Key Events

• Complaining at Taberah — The same wilderness sequence includes the craving for quail and the plague

Key People Associated

• Moses — Burdened by the people’s complaints

Cross-References

• Numbers
• Hazeroth

Notes

The place name preserves the moral memory of disordered desire in the wilderness.