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    Marah

    MAR-uh

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Bitter
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Marah (spelled Mara in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including Exodus 15:23-25.
    First appears in
    Exodus — Exodus and the Law
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Marah is redemptive — the same God who allows bitter seasons provides the tree that makes the waters sweet again.
    King James verses
    • Exodus 15:23-25

      "And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter... And the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet."

    • Ruth 1:20

      "Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me."

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