Lux Domini

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

Mount Sinai

About 130 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Egypt

About 183 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 350 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 358 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 358 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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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

Key passages

Appears in

Exodus

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions