Exodus 15:22

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So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

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Interpretation

In the wilderness of Shur the Israelites had no water. At Marah they had water, but it was bitter; so that they could not drink it.

Glossary

Red Sea Place: Biblical body of water. Modern identification: Gulf of Suez.
Shur Place: An enclosure; a wall, a part, probably, of the Arabian desert, on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to a wilderness extending from Egypt toward Philistia ( Gen. 16:7 ; 20:1 ; 25:18 ; Ex. 15:22 ). Modern identification: Ar Ruwaysat.