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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.
Marah
Bible References
Marah
Numbers 33:8
They moved from Pi Hahiroth and went through the middle of the sea into the desert. After they traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they set up camp at Marah.
Ruth 1:20
She said: Do not call me Naomi (meaning pleasant). Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life bitter.