Outline/Summary The bitter Marah waters After leading the Israelites through the Red Sea, Moses took the people into the Desert of Shur, where they traveled for three days and found no water. They arrived at Marah but could not drink because the waters were bitter (in Hebrew, Marah means “bitter”). The people grumbled against Moses, “What can we
Jacob continued his journey and soon arrived in the land of the “eastern peoples” where he saw a well with three flocks of sheep laying near it. Jacob watched as the shepherds rolled a stone off the mouth of the well when the sheep approached. After the sheep were watered, the shepherds rolled the stone
Abimelek (also spelled Abimelech) and his military commander Phicol (who acted as a witness to the events that unfolded) approached Abraham and asked that he swear to an oath, or truce of sorts, promising that they will deal faithfully with each other. Abraham agreed with Abimelek but mentioned his dissatisfaction that a well had been