Elim: Trees,
(Exodus 15:27; Numbers 33:9) the name of the second station where the
Israelites encamped after crossing the Red Sea. It had "twelve wells
of water and threescore and ten palm trees." It has been identified
with the Wady Ghurundel, the most noted of the four wadies which
descend from the range of et-Tih towards the sea. Here they probably
remained some considerable time. The form of expression in
(Exodus 16:1)
seems to imply that the people proceeded in detachments or companies
from Elim, and only for the first time were assembled as a complete
host when they reached the wilderness of Sin (q.v.).
