Thematic Bible: Marah


Thematic Bible



And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, because it was bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. Verse ConceptsPoisonBitter WaterPeople Naming ThingsBitterness

And they pulled up stakes from before Pihahiroth and passed through the middle 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 Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, because it was bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? read more.
And he cried to Jehovah. And Jehovah showed him a tree. And when he had cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a decree and a law for them, and there He tested them.

And they pulled up stakes from before Pihahiroth and passed through the middle of the Sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. And they pulled up stakes from Marah and came to Elim. And in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees. And they pitched there.