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The Desert of Paran or Wilderness of Paran, is quite likely the place where the Israelites spent part of their 40 years of wandering around. It is located on the Sinai Peninsula. King David spent some time in the wilderness of Paran after Samuel died (1 Samuel, Ch.25, v.1). Its modern-day name is Badiet et-Tih, meaning "the desert of the wanderings." The Desert of Paran is situated in the northeastern part of the peninsula. The region is characterized by very little rainfall - less than 10 inches per year. Paran is often spelled "Pharan". An Israelite is a member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob who was renamed Israel by God in the book of Genesis, 32:28 The Israelites were a group of Hebrews, as described in the Bible. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 Sinai redirects here. ... This page is about the Biblical king David. ... For other people with the name Samuel see Sam In the Old Testament, Samuel or Shmuel (×©×Ö°×ž×•Ö¼×Öµ×œ Name/Heard of God, Standard Hebrew Å É™muÊ¼el, Tiberian Hebrew Å É™mÃ»Ê¼Ä“l) is a leader of ancient Israel. ...

This region is part of modern-day Eygpt. Today this area is still the home to roaming Bedouins, but there is a town called Nekhl, built in 1516 to protect pilgrims crossing the region, and the former capital of Sinai. Paran means abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns. Bedouin resting at Mount Sinai Bedouin, derived from the Arabic badawi بدوي, a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev to the eastern coast of the Arabian desert. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ...

References

The Church of God, Daily Bible Study, Wilderness of Paran - http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/20020429.htm

Centre for Sinai - http://www.centre4sinai.com.eg/homepage.htm

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Clarke's Commentary - Exodus 40 (5618 words)
	That which lies to the eastward may be the desert of Sinai, properly so called, where Moses saw the angel of the Lord in the burning bush, when he was guarding the flocks of Jethro, chap.
	The next remarkable encampments therefore were in the desert of Paran, which seems to have commenced immediately upon their departing from Hazaroth, three stations' or days' journey, i.e., thirty miles, as we will only compute them from Sinai, Num.
	1; and being equally ascribed to the desert of Tzin (yx,) and to the desert of Paran, we may presume that the desert of Tzin and Paran were one and the same; p or µynp may be so called from the plants of divers palm grounds upon it.

Desert of Paran (202 words)
	The Desert of Paran or Wilderness of Paran (Hebrew מדבר פראן Midbar Par'an), is quite likely the place where the Israelites spent part of their 40 years of wandering.
	The Desert of Paran is situated in the northeastern part of the Sinai peninsula.
	Paran means abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns.

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