Marah
Marah, a place where the Israelites found bitter water that Moses made drinkable by casting a tree into it.
PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Exodus 15:23; only referred to as Marah (מָרָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Ain Hawarah
- Certainty
- Possible (38% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 29.346° N, 32.943° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1491 BC
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מָרָהMarah
Mentions
- And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
- They set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
- They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.