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The wilderness of Sin

The wilderness of Sin, a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land, on the map, with its verse.

The wilderness of SinSinaiRamesesSuccothEthamPi-hahirothMarahElimRephidimHazerothKadeshMount Hor

In the text

The wilderness of Sin · Debbet er Ramleh

Shown at Debbet er Ramleh, 29.15° N, 33.54° E.

The area is not certain. Debbet er Ramleh is the leading identification.

  • 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 16:1

On this journey

Stop 7 of 14 · Rameses to the plains of MoabThe Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land

Questions

Where is Wilderness of Sin?

The atlas shows it at Debbet er Ramleh, 29.15° N, 33.54° E. The area is not certain. Debbet er Ramleh is the leading identification.

What happened at Wilderness of Sin in the Bible?

The KJV names The wilderness of Sin in Exodus 16:1. "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 16:1). It is a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land.

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.