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Elim

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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The second camping-place of the Israelites on the march from Egypt. It had twelve springs and seventy palm-trees (Exodus 15:27, 16:1; Numbers 33:9,10). It is usually, but by no means with certainty, located in Wadi Gharandal.

Bibliography:
  • Dillmann-Ryssel, Commentary to Exodus 15:27;
  • Gall, Altisraelitische Cultstätten, p. 23;
  • Hommel, Aufsätze und Abhandlungen, p. 293.
E. G. H.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Elim'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​e/elim.html. 1901.
 
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