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<p> ''''' mā´ra ''''' , ''''' mâr´a ''''' ( מרה , <i> ''''' mārāh ''''' </i> , "bitter"): The term which [[Naomi]] applies to herself on her return from Moab to her native country (Rth 1:20). Changed beyond recognition, she creates astonishment among her former acquaintances, who ask, "Is this Naomi?" She replies, "Call me not Naomi" (i.e. "pleasant" or "sweet"), but "call me Mara" (i.e. "bitter"). In the light of her bitter experience, and her present pitiable plight, the old name has become peculiarly inappropriate. </p>
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<p> a famous diva of Hindu mythology mentioned in the history of Gautsama (q.v.). </p>
 
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<ref name="term_6016"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/mara Mara from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_49660"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mara+(2) Mara from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Mara [1]

a famous diva of Hindu mythology mentioned in the history of Gautsama (q.v.).

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