Numbers 33:5-15
Summary for Num 33:5-15: 33:5-15 a For Israel’s wilderness itinerary between Rameses and the desert of Sinai, see Exod 13:17–19:1 b.33:6 c Etham: See Exod 13:20 d.
33:9 e Elim remains impossible to identify with certainty, but it may have been the oasis (with springs and palm trees) at Wadi Gharandel.
33:14 f The entry for Rephidim (see study note on 20:13) adds a reminder of Israel’s rebellion there (Exod 17:1-7 g).
33:15 h Tradition associates the wilderness of Sinai with a mountainous region in the southern Sinai Peninsula near Jebel Musa (Arabic for “mountain of Moses”), though scholars have suggested other locations.
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