Atlas Biblica

    place

    Zin

    צִן

    The Wilderness of Zin was a desert region south of Judah where the Israelites encamped during their wilderness wanderings .

    Where the story of Zin happensWhere the gazetteer locates Zin, framed to them: Zin. 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.Zin
    Where the gazetteer locates Zin
    verses
    9
    first named
    Numbers 13:21
    last named
    Joshua 15:3
    feature
    region
    coordinates
    30.97°N · 35.33°E
    region30.97°N · 35.33°E

    Zin Desert (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Zin in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Zin refers to a desert and wilderness region located south of Judah, east of the Arabah, and west of Edom. During the Israelites' wilderness wanderings, they encamped in the Wilderness of Zin on the border of Edom (Num.20.1; 33:36). It was from here that Moses sent spies to explore the land of Canaan (Num.13.21). Later, Moses and Aaron rebelled against God's command to speak to the rock to bring forth water, instead striking it twice (Num.27.14). As a result, they were not allowed to enter the Promised Land. The Wilderness of Zin formed part of the southern border of the land allotted to Judah (Jos.15.1,3). It marked the extreme southern limit of the Promised Land (Num.34.3-4). The Wilderness of Zin is also associated with Kadesh (Num.33.36), a significant site during Israel's wilderness journey. The name "Zin" may be related to a Hebrew term meaning "flat" or "low," possibly referring to its lower elevation compared to the surrounding regions.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    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.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 5 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 9, across 3 books. The name is written 10 times in them.

    1. Numbers6 verses

      13:2120:127:1433:3634:334:4

    2. Deuteronomy1 verse

      32:51

    3. Joshua2 verses

      15:115:3

    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 Men’s spying out of LandBeth-rehobAramean city and region, allied with Ammon against David.via Men’s spying out of LandHamathA major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible.via Men’s spying out of LandMenMen is a group attested across 16 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Men’s spying out of LandMen’s returnMen’s return is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on