Kibroth Hattaavah
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A station of the Israelites in the wilderness on the journey from Sinai to Kadesh (Num 9:34, Num 33:16). The name, which means "the graves of lust," was given to the place on account of its being the burial-ground of the multitudes that died through glutting themselves with quail flesh (Num 11:34). It would seem from Num 11:3f, that Kibrothhattaavah was identical with Taberah, which was three days' journey from Sinai (Num 10:33). In Deut 9:22, however, the two stations are mentioned as distinct places.
Kibroth-hattaavah is identified by Schwarz ("Das Heilige Land," p. 213) with the modern 'Ain al-Shihabah, in the interior of the desert (comp. Robinson, "Researches," i. 264).
This entry includes text from the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
