Dictionary entry

Marah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ma'-ra, mar'-a (marah, "bitter"): The first camp of the Israelites after the passage of the Red Sea (Ex 15:23;Nu 33:8f). The name is derived from the bitterness of the brackish water. Moses cast a tree into the waters which were thus made sweet (Ex 15:23).

SeeWANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.