One of the early stations of the Israelites, so called because the waters there were bitter, but which were made sweet by casting in a tree (Ex. 15:23; Num. 33:8-9). It is typical of the Christian’s acceptance of death (Rom. 6:11; John 6:53, and more), in order to live unto God. It is the love of Christ, expressed in His going into death to make a way out for us, that sweetens the bitterness.