Numbers 33:9

9 From there they went to Elim, where they camped, because there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees there.

Numbers 33:9 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 33:9

And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim
Which was eight miles from Marah:

and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and three score and ten
palm trees, and they pitched there;
being a convenient place of water for them,

Numbers 33:9 In-Context

7 From there they turned back to Pi Hahiroth, east of Baal Zephon, and camped near Migdol.
8 They left Pi Hahiroth and passed through the Red Sea into the desert of Shur; after a three days' march they camped at Marah.
9 From there they went to Elim, where they camped, because there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees there.
10 They left Elim and camped near the Gulf of Suez.
11 Their next camp was in the desert of Sin.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.