Numbers 20:13
This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
Cross-reference
Numbers 27:14 directly refers back to the waters of Meribah, where Moses failed to uphold God's holiness — the same incident is recounted.
Exodus 17:7 records the first Meribah where Israel tested God, establishing the pattern repeated here at Kadesh.
Deuteronomy 32:51 directly states that Moses and Aaron broke faith at Meribah Kadesh, confirming the reason for their punishment.
Deuteronomy 33:8 recalls Meribah as a place where God tested Levi, showing that the event was a trial of faithfulness.
Psalm 95:8 warns against hardening hearts as at Meribah, using this event as a cautionary example for later generations.
Psalm 106:32-33 details how the people angered God at Meribah and trouble came to Moses because of their rebellion.
Psalm 81:7 explicitly mentions God testing Israel at the waters of Meribah, recalling the same event from a worship perspective.
Deuteronomy 6:16 warns against testing God as at Massah — a parallel testing event, though not the same as Meribah at Kadesh.
Ezekiel 47:19 lists 'waters of Meribah Kadesh' as a geographic boundary, referencing the same location from the wilderness period.
Ezekiel 48:28 again names 'waters of Meribah Kadesh' as a territorial landmark, repeating the geographic reference from Ezekiel 47.