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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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MARA. The name which Naomi claimed for herself: ‘Call me not Naomi (‘pleasant’), call me Mara ( i.e . ‘bitter’): for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me’ ( Ruth 1:20 ).

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Mara'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​m/mara.html. 1909.
 
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