Lexical Definition

‎מָרָה‎ Mârâh (maw-raw') Marah ^N:N--L
the same as ‎מַר‎ feminine; bitter

Marah.

• § Marah = "bitter"
• Marah, a place in the Desert

1) the spring with bitter water which was 3 days travel from the crossing place of the Red Sea in the peninsula of Sinai

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָרָה‎ proper name, feminine of bitter spring in Sinaitic peninsula Exod 15:23 (twice in verse) (J), Num 33:8; Num 33:9 (P), + ‎ה‎ locative ‎מָרָ֑תָה‎ Exod 15:23 (J); probably modern `Ain Hawwâraiun. (compare Rob^{BR i. 67}) Palmer^{Desert i. 40} Eb^{GS 125 f.})

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Marah • A place with bitter water on the Exodus route

Marah, a place where the Israelites found bitter water that Moses made drinkable by casting a tree into it (Exodus 15:23-25; Numbers 33:8-9).

• A location first mentioned at Exo.15.23;
• only referred to as Marah מָרָה.
  

Marah was a location on the route of the Israelites during their Exodus from Egypt. It was the first camp after crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 15:22-23; Numbers 33:8). The name Marah means "bitter" because the water there was undrinkable due to its bitterness. The Israelites grumbled against Moses, but the Lord showed him a tree which, when cast into the water, made it sweet (Exodus 15:24-25). God then tested the Israelites, promising to protect them from diseases if they obeyed His commands (Exodus 15:25-26). After Marah, the Israelites traveled to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees (Exodus 15:27; Numbers 33:9).

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