Place
Marah
Exodus encampment
First oasis reached after the Red Sea crossing, where bitter water was miraculously sweetened and God gave Israel its first statute.
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Marah, whose name means 'bitter,' was the first watering place the reached after crossing the and entering the Wilderness of . When they arrived after three days without water they found the waters undrinkable because of their bitterness, and the people murmured against . The Lord directed Moses to throw a particular tree into the waters, and they became sweet (Exodus 15:22–25). There at Marah God also gave Israel a statute and an ordinance and tested them, promising that if they obeyed him he would keep disease away from them. Marah is also listed as a wilderness encampment in the itinerary of Numbers 33.
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