Exodus 15:23

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When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.

Cross References

Numbers 33:8

They set out from Pi-hahiroth, passed through the sea into the wilderness, went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah.

Ruth 1:20

She said to them, “Call me no longer Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.