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    Rephidim

    רְפִידִים

    Rephidim was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Sinai (Exo. 17:1, 8; 19:2; Num. 33:14, 15).

    Where the story of Rephidim happensWhere the gazetteer locates Rephidim, framed to them: Rephidim. 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.Rephidim
    Where the gazetteer locates Rephidim
    verses
    5
    first named
    Exodus 17:1
    last named
    Numbers 33:15
    feature
    campsite
    coordinates
    28.62°N · 33.88°E
    campsite28.62°N · 33.88°E

    Wadi Rufaiyil (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 5 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Rephidim in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Rephidim was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai. It was located in the Wilderness of Sin, after the Israelites left the Wilderness of Sin and before they reached the Wilderness of Sinai (Exo. 17:1; 19:2; Num. 33:14, 15). At Rephidim, the people complained about the lack of water, and Moses, following God's instructions, miraculously provided water by striking a rock with his staff (Exo. 17:1-7). The Amalekites also attacked the Israelites at Rephidim, but Israel, led by Joshua and aided by Moses' intercession, defeated them (Exo. 17:8-16). The exact location of Rephidim is uncertain, but it was likely in the central 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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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 2 books.

    1. Exodus3 verses

      17:117:819:2

    2. Numbers2 verses

      33:1433:15

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    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 Amalek and Joshua’s attack of Israel and Israelite Journeys, and 1 moreIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Amalek and Joshua’s attack of Israel and Israelite JourneysMosesProphet who led Israel out of Egyptvia Water of IsraelWaterWater is a concept gathering 64 labelled instances in the text.via Amalek and Joshua’s attack of IsraelAmalekA nomadic people, descendants of Esau, enemies of Israel.via Amalek and Joshua’s attack of IsraelAttackAttack is a concept gathering 46 labelled instances in the text.via Amalek and Joshua’s attack of IsraelJoshuaMoses' assistant who led Israel into Canaanvia 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.

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    What happened here

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