Zin
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Other places named Zin: Zin (Numbers 34).
| Type | region |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wilderness of Zin, wilderness of Kadesh, Desert of Zin, Desert of Kadesh, Wilderness of Kadesh |
| Most likely | Zin Desert (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.971° N, 35.325° E |
| Mentioned in | 8 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 13:21 |
Zin is a region named in 8 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Zin Desert (high confidence).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zin Desert | high (100%) | 30.971° N, 35.325° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 13:21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
- Numbers 20:1Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
- Numbers 27:14For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
- Numbers 33:36And they removed from Ezion–gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
- Numbers 34:3Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 32:51Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah–Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.
Joshua
- Joshua 15:1This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
Psalms
- Psalm 29:8The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
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.