Exodus 15:27

And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

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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.

Marah Place: Bitterness, a fountain at the sixth station of the Israelites ( Ex. 15:23 , 24; Num. 33:8 ) whose waters were so bitter that they could not drink them. Modern identification: Ain Hawarah.
Elim Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Wadi Gharandal.