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John Gill's Exposition on Exodus 17:1
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, etc.] Where they had stayed some time, at least a week, as it should seem, from the gathering the manna there six days, and resting on the seventh: after their journeys: first from the wilderness of Sin to Dophkah, and from Dophkah to Alusb, and from Alush to Rephidim, as appears from (<043312>Numbers 33:12-14) their two stations at Dophkah and Alush are here omitted, nothing very remarkable or of any moment happening at either place: according to the commandment; or “mouth of the Lord” f535, who, either with an articulate voice out of the cloud, ordered when they should march, and where they should encamp; or else this was signified by the motion or rest of the pillar of cloud or fire, which always went before them, in which the Lord was: and pitched in Rephidim; which was a place on the western side of Mount Sinai: according to Bunting f536, Dophkah was twelve miles from the wilderness of Sin, and Alush twelve miles from Dophkah, and Rephidim eight miles from Alush: and Jerom says f537, according to the propriety of the Syriac language, it signifies a remission of hands: and to which the Targum of Jonathan seems to have respect, adding, “the place where their hands ceased from the precepts of the law, wherefore the fountains were dried up;” and it follows: and there was no water for the people to drink; being a sandy desert place.
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