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Rephidim

רְפִידִים · re.phi.dim · H7508“beds; places of rest” Hitchcock's 18695 mentions in 2 books, most in Exodus (3)

Where it is

Mount HorebMount HorebPelusiumPelusiumAlushAlushEl-paranEl-paranHazerothHazerothDizahabDizahabRephidimabout 182 km across

28.73° N, 33.84° E

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Exodus · 3Numbers · 2
Counted from 5 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Rephidim was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai. It was located in the Wilderness of Sin, after the Israelites left the Wilderness of Sin and before they reached the Wilderness of Sinai (Exo. 17:1; 19:2; Num. 33:14, 15). At Rephidim, the people complained about the lack of water, and Moses, following God's instructions, miraculously provided water by striking a rock with his staff (Exo. 17:1-7). The Amalekites also attacked the Israelites at Rephidim, but Israel, led by Joshua and aided by Moses' intercession, defeated them (Exo. 17:8-16). The exact location of Rephidim is uncertain, but it was likely in the central part of the Sinai Peninsula.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

5 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Exodus 3 mentions

Exodus 17:1All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, starting according to Yahweh’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the…Exodus 17:8Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.Exodus 19:2When they had departed from Rephidim, and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain.

Numbers 2 mentions

Numbers 33:14They traveled from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.Numbers 33:15They traveled from Rephidim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai.

What the dictionary says

Supports, one of the stations of the Israelites, situated in the Wady Feiran, near its junction with the Wady esh-Sheikh.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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