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    Marah

    Pronounced MAR-uh

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    ✓ In the King James Bible (spelled Mara) — Yes — Marah (spelled Mara in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including Exodus 15:23-25.
    Meaning
    "Bitter"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Marah was the place where Israel found only bitter water after three days in the wilderness. God showed Moses a tree that, when cast into the water, made it sweet. Naomi also chose this name in her grief. Marah teaches that God transforms bitterness into sweetness.

    Spiritual meaning

    Marah is redemptive — the same God who allows bitter seasons provides the tree that makes the waters sweet again.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "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."

      Exodus 15:23-25 (KJV) →

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

      Ruth 1:20 (KJV) →
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