ዘጸ 15፣23 "ወደ ማራም በመጡ ጊዜ የማራ ውኃ መራራ ነበረና ሊጠጡ አልቻሉም ስለዚህ የዚያ ስፍራ ስም ማራ ተብሎ ተጠራ"
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 ('bitterness')."