Dophkah standard
dor, do'-ra (do'r, dor, "habitation," "circle"; Dor; Josephus, Dora; modern TanTurah): A town of the coast of Palestine, South of Carmel (Apion, II, 10; Vita, 8), about 8 miles North of Caesarea. It was occupied in
Where is Dophkah in the Bible?
Dophkah was a wilderness location where the Israelites camped during their exodus from Egypt, as recorded in Numbers 33:12-13. Located in the Sinai Peninsula region, Dophkah served as one of the many stopping points during the Israelites' forty-year journey from Egyptian bondage to the Promised Land. The exact modern location of Dophkah remains uncertain, though scholars place it somewhere along the traditional route of the wilderness wanderings in the Sinai. This camp is significant as part of the biblical account documenting God's guidance and provision for the Israelite people during their extended time in the desert.
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