- This article is about Kadesh in the South of Israel, see also Kadesh or Kedesh. This article is about Kadesh in Syria see also Kadesh (South of Israel or Kedesh Kadesh (also Qadesh) was an ancient city of This article is about Kedesh on the Israeli-Lebanese border see also Kadesh or Kadesh (South of Israel.
Kadesh (Hebrew: קָדֵשׁ), also known as Kadesh-Barnea (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ), was a place in the south of Ancient Israel. The history of Ancient Israel and Judah is known to us from classical sources including Judaism 's Tanakh or Hebrew Bible (known
The name "Kadesh" means holy. The name "Barnea" may mean desert of wandering.
Kadesh was the farthest point which the Israelites reached in their initial journey to Canaan. Canaanites redirects here For the 1940s social and political movement in Israel, see Canaanites (movement. At Kadesh, spies were sent to survey the Land of Israel, and they brought back a generally evil report, Joshua and Caleb alone giving a good report of the land (Numbers 13:18-31). For other uses see Israel (disambiguation The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל Eretz Yisrael) is Joshua, Jehoshuah, or Yehoshua ( 'יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, Tiberian: jə For other meanings of the word Caleb or Kalev see Caleb (disambiguation Caleb ( Hebrew; Tiberian vocalization Because of the Israelites' lack of trust in God, He sentenced them to wander for forty years in the wilderness. See also History of ancient Israel and Judah According to the Bible, the Israelites were the dominant group living in the Land of Israel. In Judaism, the name of God is more than a distinguishing title (Numbers 13:3, Numbers 13:26) They travelled from Kadesh into the deserts of Paran, turning back "towards the Red Sea" (Deuteronomy 2:1). The Desert of Paran or Wilderness of Paran ( Hebrew מדבר פארן Midbar Par'an) is quite likely the place where the Israelites spent part of their The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.
At the end of these years of wandering, the tribes were a second time gathered together at Kadesh. At that time, Miriam died and was buried. Miriam ( but it might be derived originally from an Egyptian name myr "beloved" or mr "Love" or even Meryamun "beloved of Amun" Following Miriam's death, the Israelites complained to Moses about the lack of water. Moses ( Latin: Moyses,; Greek: grc Mωυσής in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: ar موسىٰ God commanded Moses to bring forth water from a rock, which he did. Due to a certain sin of his in doing so (he struck the rock to bring forth water instead of speaking to it as God had commanded him (Numbers 20:8-12), he was punished that he would not be allowed to bring the people into the Land. From that time, the spring there was called "the waters of Meribah" (meaning quarrel) because the Israelites contended with the Lord, and He proved Himself holy. (Numbers 20:2-13).
Moses subsequently sent envoys to the King of Edom from Kadesh (Numbers 20:14), asking for permission to let the Israelites pass through his terrain. The Edomite king denied this request.
Kadesh-Barnea has been identified with a number of oases scattered throughout the Sinai and Negev deserts. In Geography, an oasis (plural oases) or Cienega ( Southwestern United States) is an isolated area of vegetation in a Desert, typically The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء The Negev (נֶגֶב Tiberian vocalization: Néḡeḇ) is the Desert region of southern Israel.
See also
- Nitzanei Sinai, a communal settlement in modern-day Israel also known as Kadesh Barne'a
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