Biblical place
Where was Elim?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi Gharandal.
First appears in Exodus 15:27 · 2 books · 3 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Wadi Gharandal.
Elim is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Gharandal. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 15:27 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 130 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 183 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 350 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 358 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 358 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Elim today
Travel to Elim, the modern-day Wadi Gharandal.
Elim is commonly identified with Wadi Gharandal, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Elim is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Modern orientation
Wadi Gharandal
along Wadi Gharandal
29.255°N · 32.916°E