At Marah

On the way to Sinai

Exodus 15:24–25

²⁴The people complained to Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" ²⁵He cried to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them.

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About this passage

Prayers of MosesAt Marah

What happened

When the people grumbled because the water at Marah was bitter, Moses cried out to the LORD. The LORD showed him a piece of wood, and when Moses threw it into the water, the water became sweet.

Where this fits

One of 17 passages in Moses' Prayers of Moses, in the group “On the way to Sinai.”

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