Elim
Elim, a desert oasis where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai.
The name Elim means “the rams; the strong; stags”
PlaceOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Exodus 15:27; only referred to as Elim (אֵילִם).
Location
- Identified as
- along Wadi Gharandal
- Certainty
- Possible (53% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 29.255° N, 32.916° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1491 BC
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אֵילִםElim
Mentions
- Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.
- On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
- They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
- They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.