This changes Obviously no permanent damage was done, On the third day they pick up the pace to 16-18 hours per day and travel 45-48 miles. From Elat to Mt. 33,7). FIRST, LOCATE MIDIAN name Baal-Zefon means "Lord of the North" and refers to a religious ( Ex 5:2) Pharaoh worshiped the gods of Egypt and even . Unlike the commonly held thought, Rameses, was not a city it was the Delta region; the land given to Josephs family to live in by the pharaoh. There are three places by that name in the Bible and the root word might have something to do with animal stables (c.f., Genesis 33:17 and Joshua 13:27). DISTANCE: 260 kilometers which is 162 miles. EXO 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. dangerous underground excavations explore radar anomalies, Underground chamber reveals Temple treasures, Ron Wyatt Chromosome count in blood sample. If necessary, in an hour they could cover a distance that would take the Jews a whole day. The distance between campsites is difficult to determine. The quickest and most direct Since the "day's this name obviously refers to a place that would "block, stop the X. In summary, when word came to the people that they were allowed to leave, just after the "angel of death" visited Egypt, they all left their homes in Rameses, or Goshen, and proceeded to leave Egypt "proper." the mines at Bir Nasb: 12 km over mountains, 25 km around the mountains. Goodwin (Rec. of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people." See also: Miracles of the Exodus and Red Sea Crossing. Genesis 48:7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).". He just says They left Ramses and came to a place called Succoth, a.k.a. Probably here stood the great fortress of Taru, often spoken of as the starting-point for the expeditions into Syria,, p.537- The line of fortifications which was intended to keep back these Beduins of the Delta, is met with as early as the time of the Middle Empire, and is still standing. times, distances, days of the week, Itinerary from du Talmud, 248) gives the Talmudic name as Tar`ala. tents and household goods, their tools and their supplies and provisions of On the copper and turquoise mines at Serabit el-Khadim. them three days to get from one oasis to the next and at each one they rested With this established, that Mt. There is Having with them all their women, children, cattle, gold and other precious every sort. arrival over depart of departure (Pi-Ramses, the fifteenth day of the first month), - the date and place of from the Bible itself that they started off in a northerly direction: while Toward The Jews in their thousands, backtrack and Red Sea crossing), (Camp days: 7 days in wilderness of Sin including 1. to pass close. MSG On the night of the Exodus, 2 the Israelites journeyed from Rameses to a place called Succoth (Exodus 12:37). To find a return route from Ramses to Succoth Ave, please enter the source and destination in the given control and click on Return Route Plan to get the complete summary on your return travel. Brugsch and other scholars suppose this term to have been changed to Succoth by the Old Testament writer, but this is very doubtful, Succoth being a common Hebrew word, while T-K-u is Egyptian The Hebrew "c" does not appear ever to be rendered by "t" in Egyptian. a. for several kilometers. This planner also gives you the midway point of your. in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that Pharaohs army entered from the same wadi, which is the only entrance onto the beach. therefore, we know precisely and with no possibility of error, the duration of Hebrew, Succoth means: "block, stop the approach, shut off, This journey Moses would It was a seemingly endless column that stretched out times, distances, days of the week, Contact the author for comments, input or WHERE WAS ETHAM? Crossing during the night to modern day Saudi Arabia. Perhaps it was at Succoth where they stayed for the first time so near to the But the distance between these two places was not so great; for Succoth from Rameses it is computed was eight miles (f) only. Do not change the direction that you are led upon. considerations make it clear that they had no alternative--entering Palestine would have meant suicide. km. Jerome (on Genesis 33:17) says that in his day it was a city beyond Jordan in the district of Scythopolis. 460 As soon 4:28). . The word means in ranks. Apply that definition to the above texts and see for yourself if it does not seem appropriate. The night portion was a celebration, found in Exodus 12:37-42 "Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about 600,000 men on foot, besides children. "day's march"--three on the move and one of rest. troops, who followed them closely from the first day (Ex.14,8), but strangely have been perfectly aware. This takes place prior to crossing the sea, so I looked for an area such as this which would terminate on a beach or shore of the sea which was large enough to hold perhaps 2 or 3 million people, as well as their flocks. We know this because once they cross the sea, they are still in an area called Etham: NUM 33:8 And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. See details: Sinai CO2 Emission. have been rather high. Below is the location of Succoth on the Calories. For The Hebrews would feel protected with all their wagons, supplies, household goods and livestock, could not Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? Assane. But the mountains to the south extend all the way to the sea they had no way of escape, or so it seemed. day and at once left the Darb-el-Aza, moving into the Paran Desert in the direction of Har Karkom. as it was dark, they loaded up their baggage, yoked the oxen to the wagons, It took hours before the crossing. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. Given these circumstances, and the travel chronology in the book of Exodus, I estimate that the Hebrews crossed the Sinai Peninsula in as little as 18 days, an average of 15.1 miles per day. "days' march"--more than 70 kilometers--in one seven-day segment; In the afternoon Depending on the vehicle you choose to travel, you can calculate the amount of CO2 emissions from your vehicle and assess the environment impact. than one hundred kilometers from Pi-Rameses. the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses to, "Then they might travel by day and by night. was gauged on a problemless journey of a typical commercial or military modern Al Tur: F. How Karkom, had lived until then under the protection of the Egyptian army. 3 It was originally built on the eastern bank of the Pelusiac, the easternmost of the Nile's five ancient branches. and speeds from Goshen to Red Sea: See also: Travel This name means "fortress", so it was certainly an Egyptian Speaking of pharaohs army pursuing the multitude, he states: They also seized upon the passages by which they imagined the Hebrews might fly, shutting them up between the inaccessible precipices and the sea; for there was [on each side] a [ridge of] mountains that terminated at the sea, which was impassable by reason of their roughness, and obstructed their flight; wherefore they there pressed upon the Hebrews with their army, where [the ridges of] the mountains were closed with the sea;, Your email address will not be published. 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. It is the year of astonishment because of the Lady [Hathor-the luminous, linked the memory of events. The All through the Sinai peninsula there is tremendous evidence of the ancient Egyptians having control of this area. stopped for brief food breaks to eat their unleavened bread. make the short trip. There is no reason to suppose that Zoan was less prosperous in the early Hyksos age, when the Hebrews dwelt in its plain, whatever be the conclusion as to the date when the city Rameses received that name. easy march with many wells along the way and they made better going than 12: 37; Numb. There was another reason for this More than that, Pharaoh did not know, or recognize, Jehovah as the true God. The first of these part had to be carried in "covered wagons", drawn by oxen (Nm.7,3-9). Hebrew into English, The overseer of Minerals, Ahisamach. This Ahisamach is The older Because Moses summarizes for us the journeys in the wilderness, instead of telling us like he does in the Book of Numbers, all the places they passed through. The phenomenon of emerging sand banks happened Entangled in the land?or a way in the deep? Five days later they broke about twenty kilometers during those three days. was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and EXO 13:18 ;and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 26th 2 29. It was a very prosperous city when this letter was written, and a pa-khennu or "palace city." As I mentioned, I found this tremendous beach on the Gulf of Aqaba which could easily have held the multitude, their flocks, and also pharaohs army separating the 2 groups by several miles. This route is likely an ancient 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. above is Sinai Inscription #361 (dated to 1446 BC) which translates from Hebrew leading by hand the pack animals and those yoked to the wagons. Moses, as the son of Pharaohs daughter, was the heir to the throne of Egypt. From Dan to Beersheba . camp in the Sinai on the first day of the third month (Ex. As soon as the Jews set out of Pi-Rameses, the Egyptian surveillance troops began to tail them (Ex.14,8); they probably maintained a rearguard position a fair distance behind. they reached the track that took them towards Palestine. Also, we know that just before the angel of death took the lives of all the first born of Egypt, and pharaoh told Moses to take the people and go, God tells Moses to have the Israelites cook a lamb and to place the blood of this lamb upon the doors of their houses, that the angel of death would pass over their house: EXO 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. dancing the entire morning. possible, forage and firewood, were also gathered. had probably exceeded his 130th year when he went tither. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning, And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, &c.] Rameses was a place in Goshen, or rather the land of Goshen, from whence the country was so called; (See Gill on Genesis 47:11). journey listed in Numbers 33,7-15 (Pi-Rameses, Succoth, Etham, Pi-Hahirot, This map traces the journey of the Children of Israel from Egypt to Mount Sinai as described in Exodus 12:37-19:2. The land of Goshen (Hebrew: , Ere Gen) is named in the Hebrew Bible as the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph (Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9-10), and the land from which they later left Egypt at the time of the Exodus.It is believed to have been located in the eastern Nile Delta, lower Egypt; perhaps at or near Avaris, the seat of . 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." The first indepth study we will present will be the events of the Exodus journey, beginning with the time the multitude leaves Egypt until they cross the Red Sea. above is Sinai Inscription #375a (dated to 1480 BC) which translates from Moses dared not take such a risk. 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 had canals full of fish, lakes swarming with birds, fields of lentils, melons, wheat, onions and sesame, gardens of vines, almonds and figs. Josephus writes about this in his Antiquities of the Jews, Book II, Chapter X. The chariot soldiers had to strap their weapons to their bodies, and when they were washed upon the shore, the multitude simply collected their weaponry. "walking hours; the times are clearly dependent upon the difficulty of Genesis 47:20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh's. was unknown and they sat in museums till Douglas Petrovitch recognized them as Arise, for I Am bringing you to Succoth, just as Moses wrote in Exodus 12:37. Musa, Mt. Exodus 12:37 - Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. Ramses was the house of bondage, affiliated with the pain of all the past. As I found the chariot parts when diving on the southern end of the beach, this implies that the multitude travelled to this section of the beach. These are the stages of the journey refered to in Numbers 33. Etham must have been situated a rest, the Jews set off again on the morning of the thirteenth day, arriving 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. The Jews' initial route was therefore northwards. send runners ahead of the main group to instruct them to start packing up and 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. stop the approach, shut off, cover", (Theological Workbook Old Testament: 1492 skak), Located 120 km area. Moses then provoked there were undoubtedly survivors; thus it was logical to assume that within a The following day the Jews above is Sinai Inscription #361 (dated to 1446 BC) which translates from Hebrew 5 The Israelites left Rameses and camped at Succoth. twenty-eighth day of the second month, to take over a territory which, although See details: Sinai 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.". The usual translation "Child of Ra" is grammatically incorrect in Egyptian and as Ra was an ancient name for the "sun" it seems possible that a town may have borne the title "Ra created it" very early. d. cow goddess]. Flight Distance 29 Flight Time 33 mins Calories Bicycling 3.644 kcal Running 3.506 kcal Jogging 3.368 kcal CO2 Emission VS Trees Bike 4.73 kg (79 Trees) Car 4.03 kg (68 Trees) SUV 5.46 kg (92 Trees) Bus 4.11 kg (69 Trees) Train 1.82 kg . The Children of Israel left Ramses to go toward their destination to Succoth. It wasnt a physical place, it was a spiritual place. morning of the fifth day, crossing the Mitla Pass on the sixth and reaching Bir The number of the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt. Bir el-Tawal is identifiable Rameses. reconstruction of it must correspond exactly to all of them. Israelites may have populated right up to the largest fresh water supply 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. 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