Sin
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(mud; marshy place)—the name of a city and two deserts. (1) (Ezek. 30:15–16) Greek Pelusium, called the stronghold of Egypt because of its naturally strong and fortified position. Near the ruins of ancient Pelusium the source located the small settlement of Tineh, whose surroundings were covered with sand and marshy mud. (2) (Exod. 16:1; Num. 33:11) the Wilderness of Sin in Arabia near Sinai, between Elim and Mount Sinai. There Israel murmured for want of food. God sent quail in the evening and manna in the morning; the manna descended daily except on the Sabbath and sustained Israel for forty years until the people entered the Promised Land. (3) (Num. 13:21; 20:1; Deut. 32:51) the wilderness south of Palestine in Arabia Petraea, the northern part of the Wilderness of Paran. This is Zin, distinct from the Wilderness of Sin. See Zin.