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Sin
Region mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in Exodus.
Where it appears
Key verses
- Exodus 16:1 first mention — And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 17:1 — And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
- Numbers 33:11 — And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
- Numbers 33:12 — And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.
Nearby places
- Dophkah 14 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.