Rephidim
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| Type | campsite |
|---|---|
| Most likely | along Wadi Rufaiyil (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 28.623° N, 33.880° E |
| Mentioned in | 5 verses |
| First mention | Exodus 17:1 |
Rephidim is a campsite named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely along Wadi Rufaiyil (low confidence; 4 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 Rufaiyil | low (38%) | 28.623° N, 33.880° E |
| along Wadi Feiran | low (19%) | 28.712° N, 33.612° E |
| along Wadi el Sheikh | very low (6%) | 28.699° N, 33.682° E |
| Jabal Huwayti | very low (1%) | 28.622° N, 33.861° E |
| along Wadi Sudr | very low (1%) | 29.636° N, 32.806° E |
Journeys
Verses
Exodus
- Exodus 17:1And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
- Exodus 17:8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
- Exodus 19:2For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
Numbers
- Numbers 33:14And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
- Numbers 33:15And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.They set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.
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.