The Jewish people needed water to drink. They arrived at Marah, but the bitter water was undrinkable. God sweetened the water for them.
Rashi
Rashi lived in France from 1040 – 1105. He wrote commentaries on Tanach, Talmud, and midrash.
Genesis 49:10 – Until Shiloh Comes
Jacob on his deathbed blesses his son Judah that his sons will be kings over the Jewish people “until Shiloh comes.” What is the meaning of Jacob’s blessing?
Genesis 42:9 – Joseph and His Family
Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and became a slave in Egypt. Then he became the second in command in Egypt. Why didn’t he ever contact his family?
Genesis 37:15-17 – A Man Helps Joseph
God told Abraham that his offspring would be oppressed in a foreign land (Genesis 15). In Genesis 37 Jacob sends Joseph to meet his brothers. That encounter begins the process of Jacob’s family descending down to Egypt.
Genesis 26:5 – Abraham Observed the Torah
God blesses Isaac and tells him to stay in the Land of Israel. He also reveals to Isaac that his father Abraham observed the Torah.
Genesis 25:7,8,17 – Death of the Righteous
The Torah records the death of Abraham and just 9 verses later the death of Ishmael. There are lessons we can learn from the wording of these verses.
Genesis 19:5 – Sodom’s Worst Sin
The people of Sodom were not pleased with Lot’s behavior.
Genesis 12:10-13 – Abraham Comes to Egypt
Abraham and Sarah are faced with a famine shortly after moving to the Land of Canaan. Ramban claims that Abraham commits two unintentional sins at this time.
Ruth 1:16-17 – Where You Go
After the death of her husband and sons, Naomi decides to go home to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law that they should return to Moab.
Exodus 38:21 – The Reckoning
The Jewish people are building the Tabernacle. Then the Torah interrupts the narrative of the building to do some accounting.