Sin
Sin was a wilderness area between Elim and Sinai where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.
The name Sin means “bush”
PlaceOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Exodus 16:1; only referred to as Sin (סִין).
Location
- Identified as
- Debbet er Ramleh
- Certainty
- Possible (31% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 29.148° N, 33.537° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1491 BC
Alternative names
- סִיןSin
Mentions
- 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.
- Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
- They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.
- They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.