Elim, the land of 12 springs & 70 palms, was Yanbu Al Nakhal ("spring of the palms") in Saudi Arabia

Watch the whole Youtube video “Exodus route 1 Locating the Red sea crossing, Pi Hahiroth, Migdol, Baal Zephon, Shur, Marah,  & Elim”.


After reaching Marah, the Israelites traveled to Elim where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water - see Exodus 15: 27. Yanbu (which literally means “spring” in Arabic) is approximately 351 kilometers northwest of Mecca. Yanbu has three primary sections, one of which is Yanbu Al-Nakhal (which literally means “the spring of the palms”). It is a city known for its springs. Yanbu was historically known as Charmutha, which is a small peninsula located to the north of Yanbu and was an ancient harbor and one of the most renowned ports of antiquity. It was large enough to accommodate 2,000 boats. 


When Moses fled Egypt and crossed the Red Sea to live in Midian (see Exodus 2: 11-15), he must have boarded one of the boats traversing between Egypt and Charmutha. Thus I believe, the Biblical Elim was the port city of Yanbu Al-Nakhal where Moses was familiar with the path leading from Elim to Mount Sinai in Midian.

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