Rephidim

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Rephidim
     supports, one of the stations of the Israelites, situated in the
     Wady Feiran, near its junction with the Wady esh-Sheikh. Here no
     water could be found for the people to drink, and in their
     impatience they were ready to stone Moses, as if he were the
     cause of their distress. At the command of God Moses smote "the


     rock in Horeb," and a copious stream flowed forth, enough for
     all the people. After this the Amalekites attacked the
     Israelites while they were here encamped, but they were utterly
     defeated (Ex. 17:1, 8-16). They were the "first of the nations"
     to make war against Israel (Num. 24:20).
     
       Leaving Rephidim, the Israelites advanced into the wilderness
     of Sinai (Ex. 19:1, 2; Num. 33:14, 15), marching probably
     through the two passes of the Wady Solaf and the Wady
     esh-Sheikh, which converge at the entrance to the plain
     er-Rahah, the "desert of Sinai," which is two miles long and
     about half a mile broad. (See {SINAI}; {MERIBAH}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Rephidim, beds; places of rest