The meaning of “מָרָה”
Understanding Mârâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as מַר feminine; bitter Marah. - § Marah = "bitter" - Marah, a place in the Desert 1) the spring with bitter wa...
מָרָה
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 15:23 | “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.” Word: מָרָה (Mârâh) | |
| Numbers 33:8 | “And they departed from before Pi–hahiroth, 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.” Word: מָרָה (Mârâh) | |
| Numbers 33:9 | “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.” Word: מָרָה (Mârâh) |