Marah in the Bible

Meaning: bitter; bitternesspar

Exact Match

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.

Verse ConceptsPoisonBitter WaterPeople Naming ThingsBitterness

So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable.

He made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah and He tested them there.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Nature OfMiracles Of Moses And AaronAnswered PrayerSweetnessNamed Individuals Who PrayedWeedexams

And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.

Verse ConceptsDeserts, SpecificThree DaysIsrael In The WildernessParticular JourneysA Way Through The Red Sea

And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.

Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveTreesTwelve ThingsSeventies

She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Marah; for Shaddai has dealt very bitterly with me.

Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Thematic Bible



And they will come to Marah, and they will not be able to drink the waters of Marah, for they are bitter: for this he called the name bitterness.

And they will remove from before Hiroth, and they will pass through the midst of the sea of the desert, and they will go a way of three days in the desert of Etham, and they will encamp in Marah.


And Moses will remove Israel from the sea of sedge, and they will come forth to the desert of Shur; and they will go three days into the desert, and they found not water. And they will come to Marah, and they will not be able to drink the waters of Marah, for they are bitter: for this he called the name bitterness. And the people will murmur against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? read more.
And he will cry to Jehovah, and Jehovah will show him a tree, and he will cast into the waters, and the waters will become sweet: then he set to him a law and judgment, and there he tried him.

And they will remove from before Hiroth, and they will pass through the midst of the sea of the desert, and they will go a way of three days in the desert of Etham, and they will encamp in Marah. And they will remove from Marah and will come to Elim: and in Elim twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they will encamp there.


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