23 When they came to (A)Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.[a]

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  1. Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitterness

20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;[a] call me (A)Mara,[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

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  1. Ruth 1:20 Naomi means pleasant
  2. Ruth 1:20 Mara means bitter

And they set out from before Hahiroth[a] and (A)passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they (B)went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.

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  1. Numbers 33:8 Some manuscripts and versions Pi-hahiroth

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