Elim (Heb. ‘Klîm, “trees” or “palms”). 371 Place between Mara and the desert of Sin where the Israelites settled their 2nd camp after having crossed the Red Sea. At Elim there were 12 fountains and 70 palm trees (Exo 15:27; 16:1; Num 33:9,10). It is generally identified with the Wâd§ Gharandel, about 60 miles southeast of Suez, which has abundant vegetation of palms, tamarinds and acacias, and a permanent source of water that produces about 4,770 liters per minute. Map V, C-4.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
Big trees. Oasis where the Israelites camped during the crossing of the desert, after leaving the Sea of Suf. In E. the people found fresh water, “twelve springs”, says the sacred text, Ex 15, 27; Nm 33, 9. E. is identified with Wadi Ghurundel, southeast of the Gulf of Suez.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., †™elim, terebinths). The second stop of the Israelites after crossing the Red Sea during the exodus from Egypt (Exo 15:27; Exo 16:1; Num 33:9-10).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
Pentecostal movement. As a result of the Elim ministerial association formed in 1932 and as a consequence of the work of the students and graduates of the Elim Bible Institute (located in the town of Lima in the state of New York), a fraternity of churches and pastors known as Elim was organized in 1947. like the Elim Communion. The movement has spread to numerous countries, including those of Latin America.
Also identified as “Elim Assemblies” or “Elim Churches” are various Pentecostal congregations and associations in the UK and other English-speaking countries. These groups generally follow a strict policy of adherence to the original theology of historic Pentecostalism.
Source: Dictionary of Religions Denominations and Sects
One of the camps of the Israelites during their wanderings in the desert “where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees” (Exo 15:27). They had left Marah (Num 33:9) and then crossed over to the Red Sea and the Wilderness of Sin (Exo 16:1; Num 33:11). It is identified today with the Wadi Garandel, about 100 km SW of Suez.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, = “big trees”. Second place where the Israelites stopped in the desert (Ex. 15:27).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(big trees).
Second place where the Israelites camped after crossing the Red Sea. (Ex 15:27; 16:1; Nu 33:9, 10) Although its exact location is unknown, it has traditionally been associated with Wadi Gharandel, in the Sinai Peninsula, about 88 km SSE. of Suez. Like the biblical Elim, where there were “twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees,” this modern-day site is well known for its abundance of water, vegetation, and palm trees.
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
(Heb. ‘terebinths’ or ‘oaks’). Second resting point of the Israelites after having crossed the Red Sea (or Sea of Reeds) when leaving Egypt. Beyond the desert of *Shur, to the E of the present Suez Canal, they camped first at Mara, in the desert of Etam, not far from there (because it was named after Etam in the eastern Delta), and then reached Elim with its twelve fountains and 70 palm trees. After this the Israelites continued “and camped by the Red Sea”, before finally reaching the desert of *Sin, Ex. 15.27; 16.1; Nm. 33.9–10.
Placing the stopover at Elim shortly after the flight from Egypt and the desert rim passage (Shur), and before a stopover by the Red Sea prior to reaching the Desert of Sin, biblical references suggest that Elim is situated on the western side of the Sinai Peninsula, facing the Gulf of Suez. Any closer location is not yet safe, but a plausible well-established suggestion is Wadi Gharandel (or Ghurundel), a well-known watering hole with tamarisk and palm trees, about 60 km SSE of Suez on the western side of *Sinai. (* pilgrimage desert )
Bibliography. °GE Wright, °AHWB; id., Biblical Archaeology, 1975, pp. 87–96.
E. Robinson, Biblical Researches in Palestine, 1, 1841, p. 99–100, 105–106, and map at bottom; A P Stanley, Sinai and Palestine, 1887, pp. 37–38; Wright and Filson, Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible, 1956, pp. 38–39 and pl. v.
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Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary