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    Elim

    EE-lim

    Hebrew
    Unisex
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Trees; Oaks; Strong ones
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Elim appears in the King James Bible, including Exodus 15:27.
    First appears in
    Exodus — Exodus and the Law
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Elim is God's oasis after the desert — twelve wells and seventy palms proving that refreshment follows every bitter season.
    King James verses
    • Exodus 15:27

      "And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters."

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