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When they came to
aMarah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
a
Numbers 33:8, Ruth 1:20
Numbers 33
8
aThey journeyed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and bthey went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
Ruth 1
20
She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for athe Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.