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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the people murmured against Moses,.... For bringing them into a wilderness where they could find no water fit to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Marah - Now identified with the fount of Huwara. The fountain rises from a large mound, a whitish petrifaction,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Marah - So called from the bitter waters found there. Dr. Shaw conjectures that this place is the same as that now…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 15:22-27
It should seem, it was with some difficulty that Moses prevailed with Israel to leave that triumphant shore on which…