Bible Dictionary
Dophkah
Dophkah was one of the encampments of Israel during the wilderness journey after leaving the wilderness of Sin. Its exact location is uncertain.
Definition
Dophkah was a desert encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness journey. It was the first station after leaving the wilderness of Sin.
Biblical Usage
Dophkah appears in Israel’s itinerary of wilderness stations.
Historical Background
The supplied material places it in the desert of Sin, near the eastern shore of the western arm of the Red Sea, perhaps somewhere in the Wady Feiran. The name is associated with cattle-driving or a drover.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Knocking, an encampment of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:12). It was in the desert of Sin, on the eastern shore of the western arm of the Red Sea, somewhere in the Wady Feiran.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(cattle-driving), a place mentioned (Numbers 33:12) as a station in the desert where the Israelites encamped. [Wilderness Of The Wandering OF THE Wandering In The Wilderness]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>dof'-ka (dophqah, "drover"): A desert camp of the Israelites, the first after leaving the wilderness of Sin (Nu 33:12,13). See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.</p>