When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.
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.
She said to them, “Call me no longer Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.