And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
The Israelites left Elim and traveled to the wilderness of Sin, which was located between Elim and Mount Sinai. This happened on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt.
The writer is recording the Israelites' journey through the desert, noting they had been traveling for about six weeks since leaving Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
This verse marks the beginning of one of the most famous stories in the Bible - God providing manna (bread from heaven) to feed the Israelites in the desert. The wilderness of Sin was a barren, rocky desert region in the Sinai Peninsula where finding food would have been nearly impossible for such a large group. The Israelites had been traveling for about a month and a half since their dramatic escape from slavery in Egypt.
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