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3 definitions found From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Elim, AK (city, FIPS 22250) Location: 64.62166 N, 162.26037 W Population (1990): 264 (81 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99739 Elim, PA (CDP, FIPS 22976) Location: 40.29780 N, 78.94287 W Population (1990): 3861 (1641 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Elim trees, (Ex. 15:27; Num. 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 Ex 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.). From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Elim, the rams; the strong; stags
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