Where is Elim in the Bible?
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 appears in 4 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What happened at Elim?
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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Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Elim appear in the Bible?
Elim is referenced in 4 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Exodus 15:27
- Exodus 16:1
- Numbers 33:9
- Numbers 33:10
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Elim.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Elim?
Elim appears in 4 verses across 2 books, most often in Exodus, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Elim?
Exodus, Numbers.
Where can I read every verse about Elim?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
