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Marah

Marah, a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land, on the map, with its verse.

MarahSinaiRamesesSuccothEthamPi-hahirothElimThe wilderness of SinRephidimHazerothKadeshMount HorJUDAEA

In the text

Marah · Ain Hawarah

Shown at Ain Hawarah, 29.35° N, 32.94° E.

The site is not certain. Ain Hawarah is the leading identification.

  • And 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.

    Exodus 15:23

On this journey

Stop 5 of 14 · Rameses to the plains of MoabThe Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land

Questions

Where is Marah?

The atlas shows it at Ain Hawarah, 29.35° N, 32.94° E. The site is not certain. Ain Hawarah is the leading identification.

What happened at Marah in the Bible?

The KJV names Marah in Exodus 15:23. "And 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." (Exodus 15:23). It is a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land.

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.