Sin

Sin is a region named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Debbet er Ramleh (low confidence; 2 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.

Journeys

• The Exodus

Verses

Exodus

• Exodus 16:1
  And 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.
• Exodus 17:1
  And 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.

Numbers

• Numbers 33:11
  And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.
• Numbers 33:12
  And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.