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Desert campsite where Israel fought Amalek and Moses struck the rock for water
SinaiA wilderness camp in the Sinai desert where the Israelites stopped during their exodus from Egypt. Here Moses struck a rock to bring forth water for the thirsty people, and Israel fought its first battle against the Amalekites — winning only as long as Moses held up his hands, supported by Aaron and Hur. Rephidim appears in Exodus 17 as a place that tested both Israel's faith and their reliance on God's provision.
Exodus
Water from a Rock and Hands That Wouldn't Quit
Rephidim is the desert campsite where Israel arrives to find no water, triggering the crisis that sets the entire chapter in motion — both the rock-striking miracle and the battle with Amalek unfold here.
Numbers
The Whole Journey, Written Down
Rephidim appears in the itinerary marked only by the note that there was no water — a brief notation that gestures at the crisis and provision that occurred there without elaborating.
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