- from the wilderness of Zin:
- The wilderness of Zin, is different from that called Sin ("And they took their journeyª° from Elim,ª¹ and all¹ the congregationª of the childrenª of Israelª cameª° unto¹ the wildernessª of Sin,ª which¹ [is] between¹ Elimª and Sinai,ª on the fifteenthª²¹ dayª of the secondª monthª after their departing outª° of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Exd 16:1}). The latter was near Egypt, but the former was near Kadesh Barnea, not far from the borders of Canaan. It seems to be the valley mentioned by Burckhardt; which, under the names of El Ghor and El Araba, form a continuation of the valley of the Jordan, extending from the Dead sea to the eastern branch of the Red sea. The whole plain presents to the view an appearance of shifting sands, whose surface is broken by innumerable undulations and low hills. A few talk, tamarisk, and rethem trees grow among the sand hills; but the depth of sand precludes all vegetation of herbage. "Then cameª° the childrenª of Israel,ª [even] the whole¹ congregation,ª into the desertª of Zinª in the firstª month:ª and the peopleª abodeª° in Kadesh;ª and Miriamª diedª° there,¹ and was buriedª° there.¹" {Num 20:1} + "For¹ ye rebelled²° against¹ my commandmentª in the desertª of Zin,ª in the strifeª of the congregation,ª to sanctifyª° me at the waterª before their eyes:ª that¹ [is] the waterª of Meribahª in Kadeshª in the wildernessª of Zin.ª" {Num 27:14} + "And they removedª° from Eziongaber,ª¹ and pitchedª° in the wildernessª of Zin,ª which¹ [is] Kadesh.ª" {Num 33:36} + "Then your southª quarterª shall be¹ from the wildernessª¹ of Zinª along by¹ the coastª of Edom,ª and your southª borderª shall be¹ the outmost coastª¹ of the saltª seaª eastward:ª ... And your borderª shall turnª° from the southª¹ to the ascentª of Akrabbim,²¹ and pass onª° to Zin:ª and the going forthª thereof shall be¹ from the southª¹ to Kadeshbarnea,ª and shall go onª° to Hazaraddar,ª and pass onª° to Azmon:ª" {Num 34:3-4} + "Because¹¹ ye trespassedª° against me amongª the childrenª of Israelª at the watersª of Meribah-Kadesh,ª²¹ in the wildernessª of Zin;ª because¹¹ ye sanctifiedª° me not¹ in the midstª of the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Deu 32:51} + "[This] then was¹ the lotª of the tribeª of the childrenª of Judahª by their families;ª [even] to¹ the borderª of Edomª the wildernessª of Zinª southwardª [was] the uttermost partª¹ of the south coast.ª" {Jsh 15:1}
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