Lexical Definition

‎סִין‎ Çîyn (seen) Pelusium ^N:N--L
of uncertain derivation

Sin.

• § Sin = "thorn" or "clay"
• Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining

1) a town in eastern Egypt
2) the tract of wilderness between Elim and Sinai

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎סִין‎ proper name, of a location Sin, i.e. Pelusium, east frontier city of Egypt (Egyptian 'Imt = clay, of which ‎סין‎ is translated (compare Aramaic ‎סְיָן‎ clay), according to Steind^{BAS i. 599}, who compare IIηλούσιον(πηλός = dirt, mud), compare Brugsch^{Dict. Géogr. 1081 ff.}); — Ezek 30:15 (ᵐ5 Σαιν accusative), + vEzek 30:16, but here Co Toy read plausibly ‎סון‎, i.e. ‎סְוָן‎ = Syene (see [‎סְוָן‎], ‎סְוֵנֵה‎), ᵐ5 συηνη. — On Pelusium see Bd^{Egypt.4 (1898), 169}.

II. ‎סִין‎ proper name, of a location wilderness between Elim and Sinai, ‎מִדְבַּרסִֿין‎, according to P, Exod 16:1; Exod 17:1; Num 33:11; Num 3:12 ᵐ5 Σειν, A ᵐ5^L Σιν; compare Eb^{GS 2. 155 ff.} and especially Di^{Exod 16:1}.

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Sin • Wilderness area between Elim and Sinai

Sin was a wilderness area between Elim and Sinai where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land (Exod. 16:1; 17:1; Num. 33:11-12).

• A location first mentioned at Exo.16.1;
• only referred to as Sin סִין.
  

Sin, also known as the Wilderness of Sin, was a desert region located between Elim and Mount Sinai, through which the Israelites passed during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Israelites arrived at the Wilderness of Sin on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from Egypt (Exod. 16:1).

It was in the Wilderness of Sin that God first provided manna and quail for the Israelites to eat (Exod. 16:4-36). The people had been grumbling against Moses and Aaron due to the lack of food, and God responded by miraculously supplying them with sustenance. The manna, described as a fine, flake-like substance, appeared every morning except on the Sabbath, and the Israelites were instructed to gather only as much as they needed for each day.

The Israelites left the Wilderness of Sin and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink (Exod. 17:1). Once again, the people complained against Moses, and God instructed him to strike the rock at Horeb, which miraculously provided water for the entire congregation (Exod. 17:5-7).

In the list of the Israelites' campsites recorded in the Book of Numbers, the Wilderness of Sin is mentioned between the campsites of Dophkah and Alush (Num. 33:11-12).

The experiences of the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sin, including the provision of manna and water, served as important lessons about God's faithfulness, providence, and the importance of trusting in Him. These events also foreshadowed the spiritual sustenance that God would provide through Jesus Christ, the true bread from heaven (John 6:31-35).

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