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A LITTLE while afterwards he rose up, and went from Mount Sinai; and,
having passed through several mansions, of which we will speak he came
to a place called
Hazeroth, where the multitude began again to be
mutinous, and to Moses for the misfortunes they had suffered their travels;
and that when he had persuaded to leave a good land, they at once had lost
land, and instead of that happy state he had them, they were still wandering
in their miserable condition, being already in want water; and if the manna
should happen to fail, must then utterly perish. Yet while they spake many
and sore things against the there was one of them who exhorted them to
be unmindful of Moses, and of what great pains he had been at about their
common safety; not to despair of assistance from God. The multitude thereupon
became still more unruly, and mutinous against Moses than before. Hereupon
Moses, although he was so basely abused by them encouraged them in their
despairing conditioned and promised that he would procure them a quantity
of flesh-meat, and that not for a few days only, but for many days. This
they were not to believe; and when one of them asked, whence he could obtain
such vast plenty of what he promised, he replied, "Neither God nor
I, we hear such opprobrious language from will leave off our labors for
you; and this soon appear also." As soon as ever he had this, the
whole camp was filled with quails, they stood round about them, and gathered
great numbers. However, it was not long ere God punished the Hebrews for
their insolence, those reproaches they had used towards him, no small number
of them died; and still to this day the place retains the memory of this
destruction and is named
Kibrothhattaavah, which is,
Graves of
Lust.
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