Sin
Sin is a region mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is Debbet er Ramleh. The name means “bush.”
Where is Sin?
Approx. 29.1478, 33.5367 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Debbet er Ramleh | region | Medium |
| El Marka | region | Low |
| El Qaa | region | Low |
Sin in the Bible dictionary
Lying between Elim and sinai (Ex. 16:1; comp. Num. 33:11, 12). This was probably the narrow plain of el-Markha, which stretches along the eastern shore of the Red Sea for several miles toward the promontory of Ras Mohammed, the southern extremity of the Sinitic Peninsula. While the Israelites rested here for some days they began to murmur on account of the want of nourishment, as they had by this time consumed all the corn they had brought with them out of Egypt. God heard their murmurings, and gave them “manna” and then quails in abundance.
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Verses that mention Sin
- 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 17:1
And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
- Numbers 33:11
And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
- Numbers 33:12
And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.