Elim
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | along Wadi Gharandal (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 29.255° N, 32.916° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Exodus 15:27 |
Elim is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely along Wadi Gharandal (medium confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| along Wadi Gharandal | medium (53%) | 29.255° N, 32.916° E |
| Uyun Musa | very low (9%) | 29.877° N, 32.658° E |
| El Tor | very low (1%) | 28.242° N, 33.622° E |
| along Wadi ar Raynah | very low (1%) | 29.866° N, 32.748° E |
Journeys
Verses
Exodus
- Exodus 15:27And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.
- Exodus 16:1And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
Numbers
- Numbers 33:9And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
- Numbers 33:10And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.