Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

REPHIDIM

(Heb. rĕpîḏîm)

A stopping point on the Exodus between the wilderness of Sin and the wilderness of Sinai (Exod. 17:1; 19:2; Num. 33:14-15). Here Moses, in response to the incessant demands of the Israelites, struck a rock to provide water (Exod. 17:2-7). Because of this, Rephidim also became known as Massah (“testing”) or Meribah (“contention”), and the Israelites were repeatedly reminded of what had happened there (Deut. 6:16; 9:22; 33:8). Shortly thereafter, the Israelites fought the Amalekites at Rephidim (Exod. 17:8-16). The present context of Exod. 18 suggests that Jethro’s advice regarding the appointment of judges was also given while the Israelites camped at Rephidim. Tradition has long identified Wadi Feirân near Jebul Mûsâ as the location of Rephidim, although more recent scholarship prefers the nearby Wadi Refayid because of the similarity in name. Neither site has been the subject of intensive archaeological investigation.

Wade R. Kotter

Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

REPHIDIM

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)