Marah
Marah (Biblical Place • 29.350°N, 32.933°E): ~. Referenced in Ex 15:23 , Num 33:8 , Num 33:9 . It is closely linked with Exodus 15 ( Exodus • Chapter 15 (27 verses)): Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, ... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Canaan , Philistia , Edom, Shur .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Pithon (Generation 34 • Child of Micah ): Pithon is a biblical figure in Generation 34, child of Micah . ( 1 Chronicles 9:41 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 , 1 Chronicles 9 ) Ashhur (Generation 26 • Child of Hezron ): Ashhur is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Hezron . ( 1 Chronicles 2:24 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Marah (~. Referenced in Ex 15:23 , Num 33:8 , Num 33:9 .) Ain 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 34:11 .) Eglath-shelishiyah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:5 , Jer 48:34 .) Azmon (~. Referenced in Num 34:4 , Num 34:5 , Josh 15:4 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 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."; Numbers 33:9 : "And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim : and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there."; Numbers 33:8 : "And they departed from before Pi–hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham , and pitched in Mara...". Related canonical books and chapters: Exodus 15 ( Exodus • Chapter 15 (27 verses)), Numbers 33 ( Numbers • Chapter 33 (56 verses)).