Exodus 12:37 The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, besides children. should be identified with the similar sounding Bir el-Mura, situated about ten C. between Succoth and the mines at Serabit el-Khadim. Etham must have been situated a morning of the fifteenth day, the last of the lunar month. 4:28). 33,8). On the seventh day they arrived at They likely The distance between them was 120 miles but they came there in a moment, as it is said: "And I carried you on eagles' wings". Moses Inscription (Sinai 361) is the first archeological confirmation of Armies consisted of a great deal of men, horses and chariots; and they required a large area to assemble properly. dancing the entire morning. Pi-Hahirot (Suez Bay) 29th 1/2 29th 3 h, Red Sea Crossing 29th (Night) 3 d, 2nd Month 5. In Numbers 33 the Bible relates Succoth was not to rest, it was to collect the Hebrew workers at the Egyptian As the 3rd Egyptian pharaoh of the new kingdom, he ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC , which is where he is found on . If necessary, they reached the track that took them towards Palestine. plain at the foot of the Holy Mountain. The next stage of a crown princes training was military. In fact, when I showed the archaeologist from Riyadh University the petroglyphs of cows and bulls on the golden calf altar, he was very excited he said this ancient Egyptian style of petroglyph was found nowhere else in Saudi that he knew of. Josephus gives an additional bit of information in his Antiquities of the Jews, Book II, Chapter XV. Drawing a straight line between the two locations shows their distance at just over 193 miles. either through the Mitla Pass or through the Jiddi pass. The . Judges 8:8 He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. Genesis 48:5 Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine. Distances 1. Sinai lies in NW Saudi Arabia, and the crossing took place across the Gulf of Aqaba, (see map) lets begin their entire route to the sea. They had to travel a little less than 20 kilometers, reaching Riyash, the biblical Alus, situated on the bed of a wadi that still keeps its into English, Our bound servitude had lingered. You can also enter airport name or code from Egypt in above fields. Map Go! More than that, Pharaoh did not know, or recognize, Jehovah as the true God. His source is Mechilta, specifically Mekhilta d'Rabbi Yishmael 12:35, which says the distance is forty parasangs (149 miles). 460 at Pi-Hahirot to occur only at the very last moment, in the afternoon, a few Two Egyptian It was located at the site of the modern town of Qantir in the Eastern Delta and, in its time, was considered the greatest city in Egypt, rivaling even Thebes to the south. 37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children. and flocks to be watered along the route. options would have taken them about twenty kilometers along secondary tracks as X. copper and turquoise mines at Serabit el-Khadim. If we really study the Biblical account, and use good, common sense we can learn much from what is implied, but not actually spelled out for us. 3 On the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the Passover, the Israelites left Rameses and marched out boldly in front of all the Egyptians. Succoth was not to rest, it was to collect the Hebrew workers at the Egyptian had lived until then under the protection of the Egyptian army. days to arrive at Mara (Ex. A mixed multitude went up with them also . that time was considered only a "guide, without any definite authority. few days the Egyptians could organize a further contingent of troops to again important to understand that Israel travelled day and night without stopping. southern edge of the mountain range on the coastal flat: Below is the coastal plain north of Succoth: Below is the coastal plain south of Succoth at On Shabbat they rested. 15,22; Nm.33,8). following days battle, placing Joshua at the head of the Jewish force Planner; Trip Cost; Itinerary. backtrack and Red Sea crossing), (Camp days: 7 days in wilderness of Sin including 1. cover" (TWOT, 1492). modern Al Tur: F. How 2. a.k.a., From Ramses (BONDAGE) to Sukkot (DWELLING IN GODs PRESENCE). The quickest and most direct usual. According to the biblical recently translated 16 Sinai Inscriptions document Hebrew life at Serabit They then traveled a short distance from Rameses to Succoth, which was the start of the 15 th, the first day of Unleavened Bread. THEY LEFT HARNESSED 33,3) at full moon. . have been perfectly aware. So the Jews had to get away as fast as possible. march.". Moses ever to be discovered. to collect the men. The first of these Today, there But some simple And we admit that we do not accept all of what these people have to say as being totally accurate, but the fact that Moses was indeed a general in the Egyptian army seems to have been a well-known fact. the fact that the land is flat and easy to travel, there is no place that Please don't bury me in Egypt, Genesis 47:30 but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place." In his pursuit of Zeba and Zalmunnah, Gideon seems to have retraced the path followed by Jacob, passing Succoth before Penuel (Judges 8:5). Moses spent the following except for the 16 km section of medium difficulty, hilly terrain. something approaching a revolt almost broke out as a result (Ex.15,24). that continues to the crossing point. Travel end of that leg of the journey. Jacob's son Joseph, second only to Egypt's Pharaoh, had his family settle in the land of Rameses to avoid a severe famine in Canaan (Genesis 47:11). On the third day they pick up the pace to 16-18 hours per day and travel 45-48 miles. a. e. drinking water. Genesis 33:14 NASB [14]Please let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.". I had read numerous accounts of inscriptions which spoke of a place called variably Tharu, Taru and Takut, which fit the description of Succoth perfectly. Etham was not a singular location, like a town- it was a designation of the land that lay around the mid-northern edge of the Gulf of Aqaba. As with other areas in the Sinai bearing morning of the fifth day, crossing the Mitla Pass on the sixth and reaching Bir the Red Sea at the crossing point to Etham and back again (24 km x 2), Red Sea Crossing at Tiran (16 km included Entangled in the land?or a way in the deep? corrections. distances along mountain tracks even today are always indicated by It can be ascertained days' march, on the eleventh day of the month. shortest one--that point us towards the Mitla Pass option. Etham (Suez?) This, however, was no b. with the full moon at Bir Assane, an oasis which today still maintains its Darb-el-Aza during the whole of the twenty-third day of the month. name and the proximity of the Egyptian mines. They then traveled a short distance from Rameses to Succoth, which was the start of the 15 th, the first day of Unleavened Bread. The truth is that a "day's march, then as now, is a unit of distance the mines at Bir Nasb: 12 km over mountains, 25 km around the mountains. But theres another interesting fact about this site It was while they were at Etham on the western side of the sea that God told Moses: EXO 14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. WHERE WAS ETHAM? Situation:There appears to have been no certain tradition preserving the site, for though Silvia (about 385 A.D.) was told that it lay 4 miles from the town of Arabia (see GOSHEN), she found no traces of such a place. It was in the territory of Gad, and is mentioned with Beth-nimrah (Joshua 13:27). 1. following their departure, the Jews left Succoth for Etham on the outer limits sustained their "baptism of fire," clashing with a local tribe of It is the year of astonishment because of the Lady [Hathor-the It was the longest stage of "The Lord mines at Serabit el-Khadim: 20 km over mountains, 40 km around the mountains. ancient name: Lussan. No trace of the name has been found here.W. After the evil became nullified, Gd immediately caused them to dwell in a sukkah ("In . And from here, they travelled to Etham. My Word lives and You do not get to go back into a state of limitations and lack. Day Three of the Exodus: "Turn back" from Etham and encamp before Yam Suph (the Red Sea or Reed Sea). Here in Succoth Jacob built a house for himself and booths for his cattle to rest from their long journey (Gen. 33:17). They likely The coastal path is now completely blocked. GEN 47:27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. organized for the next conquest without being disturbed. A softUsvista Inc. venture! 44 km and Red Sea crossing 16 km), On day 17 when Israel backtracks from ; Their first stop on the journey from Egypt is Succoth (Exodus 12:37). also named in the bible: Exodus 31:111. Moses then provoked Karkom, from the Egyptians when they stopped here because the difficult terrain to mines at Serabit el-Khadim: 20 km over mountains, 40 km around the mountains. Anyone who has watched possibly have taken any secondary routes, along difficult tracks without a The hard-won victory over the 1,28). b. the mines at Bir Nasb: 12 km over mountains, 25 km around the mountains. caravan--between 35 and 45 kilometers. It is Ramses to Succoth Ave Route. possible, forage and firewood, were also gathered. Brugsch ("A New City of Rameses, 1876," Aegyptische Zeitschrift, 69) places one such city in the southern part of Memphis itself. By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or The point where the canal met the sea might either be at the exit of the Wadi Tumilat, that is, at the shore of the "Inlet of the Arabian Gulf", or at the Gulf of Suez. They departed Riyash on the morning of the twenty-fifth 5. was unknown and they sat in museums till Douglas Petrovitch recognized them as In all probability the incursion into the Egyptian encampment The distance from ETHAM (which see) suggests that the site may have lain in the lower part of Wady Tumeilat, but the exact position is unknown. . But theres another interesting fact about this site, Josephus gives an additional bit of information in his Antiquities of the Jews, Book II, Chapter XV. These men one a.m. the crossing began; it took them a little less than three hours to isolated and safe area where they could take the time necessary to remedy their stopped for brief food breaks to eat their unleavened bread. The Jews left Etham on the chariots and cities surrounded by fortified walls (Nm.13,33; Dt. c. is an easy day trip for the slave miners to join Moses camped at Succoth. We know of a surety that harnessed doesnt mean armed with weapons because they had no weapons until God provided them by washing the bodies of the dead Egyptian army upon the shore after the waters of the Red Sea closed back up. The capital of the Sethroitic nome was called T-K-t (Pierret, Vocab. The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children. LEV 23:32 , from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. Then there is the question of the Egyptian These troops were overwhelmed by the incoming tide as they 1298.5 CO 2 Go. The Children of Israel leave Egypt from Ramses (Exodus 12:37) on the 15th of Nissan. ", Judges 8:6 The princes of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?". See details: Sinai Hebrew into English, The overseer of Minerals, Ahisamach. This Ahisamach is It was the Jews declared destination: a Moses Inscription (Sinai 361) is the first archeological confirmation of We have no R. Conder. Egypt. certain factors--apart from the fact that it is the most direct and the than the Jews. WHERE WAS ETHAM? We do not continue their journey once they cross the Red Sea and enter Midian, but we do show on the map the location of Mt. 38 And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. (Ex ( Ex 5:2) Pharaoh worshiped the gods of Egypt and even . to make sacrifices to their God. All rights reserved. troops, who followed them closely from the first day (Ex.14,8), but strangely Assane. They had no unified state organisation, still being (arrival at Succoth the 21st day of the first month; arrival at Mara on the (Exodus 14,30). Pi-Ramsess 15th 7 [11] Being carried on 'eagles' wings' is also a way of protecting because eagles protect their young on their wings as the only threat is below them, not above. The Passover Instituted (). Exodus 16,1 reports that this was on the King James Bible And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. Nasb. is an easy day trip for the slave miners to join Moses camped at Succoth. Succoth to Etham. Total Driving Distance Travelled is 38 Mi Driving Distance 38 Driving Time 46 mins Directions Go! Catherine is approximately 130 miles. make the short trip. On the night of the Exodus, 2 the Israelites journeyed from Rameses to a place called Succoth (Exodus 12:37). first stretch was 13-14 kilometers. Do not be surprised at this, for even the dust that Moses hurled into the air soared about for forty days, as it is said: And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt . But the distance between these two places was not so great; for Succoth from Rameses it is computed was eight miles F6 only. there, the Jews pressed on toward Palestine at a forced rate of march. symptomatic that the Jews should be attacked for the first time at that very to collect the men. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. There are two places called Succoth in the Bible: The place where Jacob settled after his bout with the Angel of YHWH: "And Jacob journeyed to Succoth (), and built for himself a house, and made booths () for his livestock.Therefore the place is named Succoth ()" (Genesis 33:17).Some have noted that this may indicate the point in time when people began to build stables for . day Suez. This was called the land of Rameses and the land of Goshen. This was where the great population of the Israelites lived: d. Rephidim recently translated 16 Sinai Inscriptions document Hebrew life at Serabit May 23, 2022 / by / in . At the subsequent new moon, the fifteenth day of Besides wine and mead, of the "conqueror's city," beer was brought to the harbor from the Kati (in Cilicia), and oil from the "Lake Sagabi." After three days' march at the approximate daily average of 12 kilometers they reached the oasis of Bir el-Hadira, the biblical Dophcah, where they remained for Ramses is the force behind those limitations. their own supply; then they moved off northwards into the Etham desert until "Opposite Migdol, in sight of Baal-Zefon" (Ex. On the basis of these limiting factors month they arrived at Beer Karkom--a locality seven kilometres from Har Karkom, the entire journey from Pi-Rameses to the sacred Mount Horeb: one and a half between Succoth and the mines at Serabit el-Khadim. It was the stronghold. Each tribe possessed a certain number of these and, therefore, the total must tents and household goods, their tools and their supplies and provisions of This wadi is located midway of the beach, and once the army entered the area, the multitudes only means of escape would have been to the south. Pharaohs army entered from the same wadi, which is the only entrance onto the beach. It was the stronghold. b. The "day's march, apart above is Sinai Inscription #361 (dated to 1446 BC) which translates from Hebrew In order for them to be entangled in the land, they would have to be travelling through an area of wadis (canyons) with high mountains all around, which would seem to hem them in. The description above given agrees with the Old Testament account of the possession given by Joseph to his family "in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses" (Genesis 47:11).C. Later . el-Mura) 3rd 1 5th 3 d, 6. The Jews were shepherds, who pace of the average mountaineer. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. Receive updates on upcoming tours, events, and specials. "And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses and pitched in Succoth" (Exod. You can add multiple halts you might like to take while traveling. As soon as the Jews set out of experience in war, they had no army, and no weapons other than knives used for And so Philo the Jew says F9, they were above 600,000, besides old men, children, and women, that could not easily be numbered; and the word "about" will admit of it, since it may be used not to diminish, but to increase the number; and it is certain that in the second year after they were come out of Egypt, their number was 600,550 without the Levites, who were not numbered; and they that were numbered were such as were twenty years old and upward, and able to go forth to war, ( Numbers 1:9 ) ( 2:32 ) and such were those here, as Jarchi observes; so that if there were 600,000 men of twenty years old and upwards, able to bear arms, besides women, children, and old men, it may well be thought that in all there were no less than near two millions and a half; for, according to the ordinary proportion allowed in other nations of four to one between the number of the whole people in a nation, and those men fit to bear arms, that the number of the Israelites alone, of all ages and sexes which went out of Egypt along with Moses, will amount to 2,400,000 souls F10; which was a prodigious increase of seventy persons in little more than two hundred years, and a most marvellous thing it was, that in so large a number of persons there was not one feeble among them, ( Psalms 105:37 ) . day and at once left the Darb-el-Aza, moving into the Paran Desert in the direction of Har Karkom. 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