Elim (Bible)

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Elim (Hebrew: אֵילִם) was one of the places where the Israelites camped following their Exodus from Egypt. It is referenced in Exodus 15 and 16 and Numbers 33.

According to Exodus and Numbers, Elim is located near the eastern shore of the Red Sea. It was possibly south of the Israelites' crossing point, and west of the Sin Wilderness. Exodus and Numbers both record that at Elim "there were twelve wells of water, and seventy date palms," and that the Israelites "camped there near the water."

The Book of Exodus also records that after leaving Elim, on the forty-fifth day since leaving Egypt, the Israelites headed to Mount Sinai through the Sin Wilderness.

Several ministries of mercy, Christian and otherwise, have adopted the name Elim.

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