Rephidim
Camp
Location disputed Wadi Rufaiyil: about 370 km (230 miles) south of Jerusalem
Where Scholars Place It
- Wadi Rufaiyil Possible
- Wadi Feiran Possible
- Wadi el Sheikh Less likely
- Jabal Huwayti Less likely
- Wadi Sudr Less likely
Rephidim in the Bible Dictionary · The Exodus
Named in 5 Verses
- Exodus 17:1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
- Exodus 17:8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
- Exodus 19:2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
- Numbers 33:14 And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
- Numbers 33:15 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.
