Wilderness of Zin
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The wilderness from which, Numbers 13:21 says, the spies searched the land as far as Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath. Numbers 20:1 has the whole congregation of the children of Israel come into it in the first month, and the people stay in Kadesh. Numbers 27:14 recalls the strife of the congregation in the wilderness of Zin and names the waters the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. Numbers 33:36 has the people encamp in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh, after Ezion Geber, and 34:3–4 makes the wilderness of Zin, along Edom, the south quarter of Canaan, with the south border passing along to Zin.
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- DEU 32:48–52, engwebp
48The LORD spoke to Moses that same day, saying,
49“Go up into this mountain of Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is across from Jericho; and see the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession.
50Die on the mountain where you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor, and was gathered to his people;
51because you trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you didn’t uphold my holiness among the children of Israel.
52For you shall see the land from a distance; but you shall not go there into the land which I give the children of Israel.”
- JOS 15:1–4, engwebp
1The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.
2Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
3and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka;
4and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.
- NUM 13:21, engwebp
21So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
- NUM 13:21–24, engwebp
21So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
22They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.
24That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.
- NUM 20:1, engwebp
1The children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month. The people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died there, and was buried there.
- NUM 27:12–14, engwebp
12The LORD said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
13When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
14because in the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, to honor me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
- NUM 33:30–36, engwebp
30They traveled from Hashmonah, and encamped in Moseroth.
31They traveled from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene Jaakan.
32They traveled from Bene Jaakan, and encamped in Hor Haggidgad.
33They traveled from Hor Haggidgad, and encamped in Jotbathah.
34They traveled from Jotbathah, and encamped in Abronah.
35They traveled from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion Geber.
36They traveled from Ezion Geber, and encamped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
- NUM 34:1–5, engwebp
1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2“Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders),
3then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.
4Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon.
5The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
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Geographic sources & candidates
Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Zin 1” by name and 7 shared verses. The leading identification is Zin Desert (confidence 1000 of 1000). The dataset gives no point for it, only the region, river or route it lies in or along, so no point is drawn for it.
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- Zin Desert
OpenBible.info confidence 1000 of 1000 (current scholarship)
30.971, 35.325
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Zin 1” (CC BY 4.0)
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Narrated location (3) — The land spied out from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob; the cluster from Eshcol, Miriam dies at Kadesh, From Hashmonah to Kadesh
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Wilderness of Zin (place-zin-wilderness) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/zin-wilderness Current wording: The wilderness from which, Numbers 13:21 says, the spies searched the land as far as Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath. Numbers 20:1 has the whole congregation of the children of Israel come into it in the first month, and the people stay in Kadesh. Numbers 27:14 recalls the strife of the congregation in the wilderness of Zin and names the waters the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. Numbers 33:36 has the people encamp in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh, after Ezion Geber, and 34:3–4 makes the wilderness of Zin, along Edom, the south quarter of Canaan, with the south border passing along to Zin. Cited evidence: DEU 32:48–52, engwebp / JOS 15:1–4, engwebp / NUM 13:21, engwebp / NUM 13:21–24, engwebp / NUM 20:1, engwebp / NUM 27:12–14, engwebp / NUM 33:30–36, engwebp / NUM 34:1–5, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.