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    Elim

    אֵילִם

    Elim, a desert oasis where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai.

    Where the story of Elim happensElim, and the 23 best-attested of 44 places the claims reach, framed to them: Elim, Etham, Abronah, Alush, Bene-jaakan, Diblathaim, Dibon, Dophkah, Ezion-geber, Haradah, Hashmonah, Hazeroth, Hor_Mount, Hor-haggidgad, Jotbathah, Kadesh, Kehelathah, Kibroth-hattaavah, Libnah, Makheloth, Marah, Mithkah, Nebo_Mount, Oboth. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.ElimEthamAbronahAlushBene-jaakanDiblathaimDibonDophkahEzion-geberHaradahHazerothKadeshLibnahMarahNebo_Mount
    Elim, and the 23 best-attested of 44 places the claims reach
    verses
    4
    first named
    Exodus 15:27
    last named
    Numbers 33:10
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    29.25°N · 32.92°E
    settlement29.25°N · 32.92°E

    Wadi Gharandal (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Elim in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Elim was a place in the Sinai wilderness where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai. It was the second encampment after crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 15:27). Elim is described as having twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, providing a refreshing oasis for the weary travelers.

    The Israelites arrived at Elim after traveling three days in the wilderness without finding water (Exodus 15:22-26). At Marah, they complained about the bitter water, but God instructed Moses to throw a piece of wood into the water, making it sweet. Elim's abundant water and shade would have been a welcome relief after this trial.

    Elim is also mentioned in the list of Israel's journey stages in Numbers 33:9-10. They camped there before setting out into the Wilderness of Sin, where God provided manna and quail for their hunger. The location of Elim is uncertain but is thought to be in the southwestern part of the Sinai Peninsula.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books. The name is written 6 times in them.

    1. Exodus2 verses

      15:2716:1

    2. Numbers2 verses

      33:933:10

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Israelite JourneysAaronMoses' brother, first high priest of Israelvia Israelite JourneysAbronahA desert campsite during Israel's wilderness wanderings.via Israelite JourneysAlushA campsite during Israel's wilderness journey.via Israelite JourneysBene-jaakanIsraelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.via Israelite JourneysBeth-jeshimothTown in Moab, allotted to Reuben, mentioned in prophecy.via Israelite JourneysDiblathaimA place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings.via Israelite JourneysDibonMoabite city, allotted to Gad, later possessed by Moab.via Israelite JourneysDivisionDivision is a concept gathering 85 labelled instances in the text.via Israelite JourneysDophkahA place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings.

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