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    Sin

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    Sin was a wilderness area between Elim and Sinai where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land (Exod. 16:1; 17:1; Num. 33:11-12).

    Where the story of Sin happensSin, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Sin, Elim. 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.SinElim
    Sin, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    4
    first named
    Exodus 16:1
    last named
    Numbers 33:12
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    region
    coordinates
    29.15°N · 33.54°E
    region29.15°N · 33.54°E

    Debbet er Ramleh (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Sin in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Sin, also known as the Wilderness of Sin, was a desert region located between Elim and Mount Sinai, through which the Israelites passed during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Israelites arrived at the Wilderness of Sin on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from Egypt (Exod. 16:1).

    It was in the Wilderness of Sin that God first provided manna and quail for the Israelites to eat (Exod. 16:4-36). The people had been grumbling against Moses and Aaron due to the lack of food, and God responded by miraculously supplying them with sustenance. The manna, described as a fine, flake-like substance, appeared every morning except on the Sabbath, and the Israelites were instructed to gather only as much as they needed for each day.

    The Israelites left the Wilderness of Sin and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink (Exod. 17:1). Once again, the people complained against Moses, and God instructed him to strike the rock at Horeb, which miraculously provided water for the entire congregation (Exod. 17:5-7).

    In the list of the Israelites' campsites recorded in the Book of Numbers, the Wilderness of Sin is mentioned between the campsites of Dophkah and Alush (Num. 33:11-12).

    The experiences of the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sin, including the provision of manna and water, served as important lessons about God's faithfulness, providence, and the importance of trusting in Him. These events also foreshadowed the spiritual sustenance that God would provide through Jesus Christ, the true bread from heaven (Jhn.6.31-35).

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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.

    1. Exodus2 verses

      16:117:1

    2. Numbers2 verses

      33:1133:12

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    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 Israel’s grumbling of Moses and Aaron and Israel’s journey of Israel, and 1 moreAaronMoses' brother, first high priest of Israelvia Israel’s grumbling of Moses and Aaron and Israel’s journey of Israel, and 1 moreIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Israel’s grumbling of Moses and Aaron and Israel’s journey of Israel, and 1 moreMosesProphet who led Israel out of Egyptvia Israel’s journey of Israel and Israelite JourneysJourneyJourney is a concept gathering 74 labelled instances in the text.via Israel’s grumbling of Moses and AaronGrumblingGrumbling is a concept gathering 8 labelled instances in the text.via 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.

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