Marah
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| Type | body of water and spring |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Ain Hawarah (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 29.346° N, 32.943° E |
| Mentioned in | 5 verses |
| First mention | Exodus 15:23 |
Marah is a body of water and spring named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Ain Hawarah (low confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Ain Hawarah | low (38%) | 29.346° N, 32.943° E |
| Bir Mara | very low (13%) | 29.967° N, 32.700° E |
| Uyun Musa | very low (11%) | 29.877° N, 32.658° E |
| Bitter Lakes | very low (2%) | 30.338° N, 32.378° E |
Journeys
Verses
Exodus
- Exodus 15:23And 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.And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
- Exodus 15:25And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
- Exodus 15:27And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.
Numbers
- Numbers 33:8And 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.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.
- Numbers 33:9And 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.They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.