Exodus 15:23 (WEB)
When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.
Fathers and councils · 4
Jerome
“…fare), but caused meal to be brought, and casting it in, sweetened the bitter mess with spiritual strength as Moses had once sweetened the waters of Mara.” — editor's note: Exod. xv. 23–25.
Read the whole comment“As wood sweetens Marah so that seventy palm-trees are watered by its streams, so the cross makes the waters of the law lifegiving to the seventy who are Christ’s apostles.” — editor's note: Exod. xv. 23–27; Luke x. i.
Read the whole comment“After sinking to the bottom the iron has once more floated upon the surface, and men have again seen among the palm-trees the bitter waters of Marah.” — editor's note: Ex. xv. 23, 27.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Marah was a fountain of most bitter water: Moses cast wood into it and it became sweet.” — editor's note: Ex. xv. 23 ff.
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Cross-references · 11
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Mysteries Chapter 3.