wilderness of Zin
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The wilderness of Zin is a desert region mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as part of the Israelites’ wanderings in the Sinai area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| wilderness of Zin canonical | 3 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical desert region
ⓘ
place in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Exodus from Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Exodus narrative
Israelites ⓘ Moses ⓘ |
| describedAs |
desert
ⓘ
wilderness ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Wilderness of Sin ⓘ |
| etymology | name possibly related to Hebrew root for “thorn” or “palm branch” (uncertain) ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalEvent |
linked to biblical Wilderness of Zin
ⓘ
surface form:
Israelites’ encampment at Kadesh (Numbers 20) (traditional association)
sending of spies from Kadesh (Numbers 13) (traditional association) ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Desert of Zin
ⓘ
Midbar Tzin ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sinai Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai region
desert region south of Canaan (biblical context) ⓘ southern Levant (traditional identification) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Numbers ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| neighboringRegion |
Edom
ⓘ
surface form:
Edom (biblical context)
Land of Canaan ⓘ
surface form:
land of Canaan (biblical context)
|
| partOf | Israelites’ wilderness wanderings ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity (scriptural context)
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Islam (scriptural context via shared narratives)
Judaism (scriptural context) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological surveys in the Negev and northern Sinai (identification attempts)
ⓘ
biblical geography studies ⓘ |
| terrainType |
arid
ⓘ
desert plateau (traditional identification) ⓘ rocky ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age / early Iron Age (biblical setting) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.