Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Bible References

Marah

Numbers 33:8
They departed from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They took a three-day journey into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
Ruth 1:20
“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.

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