Sin, Wilderness of
The wilderness of Sin was the desert region between Elim and Sinai where Israel journeyed after leaving Egypt. There the people murmured for food, and God provided manna and quail.
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SINA
Sina is an older English Bible form of Sinai, the mountain and wilderness region associated with Israel’s covenant and the giving of the Law.
Sina, Mount
Sina is the Greek form of Sinai, the mountain associated with Moses and the giving of the law.
Sinai
Sinai, also called Horeb, was the mountain district where Israel encamped after the Exodus and entered covenant with God. There the law was given and the nation was organized for its life under the Lord.
Sinai, Or Sinai
Sinai is the mountainous region and prominent mountain in the peninsula between the arms of the Red Sea, traditionally identified as the place where God gave the law to Israel through Moses.
Sinaiticus codex
The Sinaiticus Codex is an ancient Greek manuscript containing substantial portions of the Old Testament and a nearly complete New Testament, along with early Christian writings. It is generally dated to the fourth century.
SINEW
A sinew is a tendon or tough band connecting muscle and bone. Scripture uses the term literally for the body and figuratively for stubbornness, as in an “iron sinew.”
SINGLE, EYE
Jesus’ teaching about the single eye contrasts spiritual clarity with inward darkness. A sound or undivided outlook is associated with light, while an evil or covetous outlook leaves a person spiritually dark.
Sinim
Sinim is a people mentioned in Isaiah as living at the distant extremity of the known world. Its exact identification is uncertain; it has been associated with regions as distant as China.
SINIM, LAND OF
The land of Sinim is named in Isaiah as a distant land from which God’s scattered people would return. Its precise location is uncertain, though the eastern regions, possibly including China, have been suggested.
Sinim, The land of
The land of Sinim is the distant country or region mentioned in Isaiah 49:12, whose precise location is uncertain. It has been variously associated with China or Phoenicia.
Sinite
A Sinite was a member of a Canaanite tribe descended from Canaan and associated with the region near Arka in northern Lebanon.
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