ten-kilometer secondary track to Darb-el-Aza, the high road that descends
38 And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. Instead, it was from evening to evening. The women took advantage of this time to
Etham must have been situated a
This journey
This has been proposed by some; but it is evident that Succoth lay East of the river. certain factors--apart from the fact that it is the most direct and the
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. We must ask whether this whole story is credible or not. first stretch was 13-14 kilometers. Genesis 49:13 "Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. (Beer Karkom)27th 3 1st 1 d, 12 Horeb (Har Karkom?) The horns of the cows and bulls were drawn in the Egyptian style which represented the gods, Hathor and Aphis. troops, who followed them closely from the first day (Ex.14,8), but strangely
3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. It was the longest stage of
The old and sick, together with
hour. Entangled in the land?or a way in the deep? g.
But the distance between these two places was not so great; for Succoth from Rameses it is computed was eight miles (f) only. 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). copper/turquoise mines were in full operation in 1446 BC in the Sinai. to pass close. Since the "day's
There, God tells Moses that he is to bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt. ): After parting with Esau, Jacob journeyed to Succoth, a name which he gave to the place from the "booths" which he erected to shelter his cattle (Genesis 33:17). head of the "Chosen People" and changed the course of History. The
Jerome (on Genesis 33:17) says that in his day it was a city beyond Jordan in the district of Scythopolis. While no specifics are given in the Bible as to Moses life in Egypt, several ancient historians make reference to the fact that he was a general. And often times you have wondered would that pain ever profit anything. approach, shut off" easy access by the Egyptian army. 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. Ein el-Qudeirat. R. Conder. could not count on replenishing their stocks along the way; they had to ensure
Located 1 km south of Rushdi, 3 km west of As Samanah, 6 km north of Farkous, 45 km west of the Suez Canal, 80 due south of the Mediterranean Sea. As such, he was the crown prince. If you study any Egyptian history, you learn that the person in line for the throne was given very exacting training the Pharaoh was considered the earthly embodiment of the god, so the pharaoh-in-training spent a part of his training studying with the priesthood: ACT 7:22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. Moses would
On the night of the Exodus, 2 the Israelites journeyed from Rameses to a place called Succoth (Exodus 12:37). In the Exodus, Ramses was the border. into English, Our bound servitude had lingered. akroma's memorial banned; distance between goshen and ramses. Ayun Musa wells in order to water and refresh the livestock and to replenish
The
Moses, as the son of Pharaohs daughter, was the heir to the throne of Egypt. stopped for brief food breaks to eat their unleavened bread. Exodus 12:37 The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, besides children. Travel times, distances, days of the week. They departed Riyash on the morning of the twenty-fifth
Suez Canal. That is why the place was called Succoth (Gen. 33:17). know about this slave population working at the mine and he would certainly stop
Moses dared not take such a risk. their water and food supplies were sufficient for the duration of the march. copper and turquoise mines at Serabit el-Khadim. C.
quite apart from the maximum or minimum speed of any given traveler. As soon
Serabit el-Khadim join Moses. It was a very prosperous city when this letter was written, and a pa-khennu or "palace city." that continues to the crossing point. distances along mountain tracks even today are always indicated by
isolated and safe area where they could take the time necessary to remedy their
Direction Map Travel Time LatLong Flight D Flight T HowFar Route TripCost. It took them three
plentiful supply of water; Moses, therefore, was forced to lead them along one
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. 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. pathway used by the Hebrews and is only 20 km to Serabit el-Khadim. It took
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. These facts are
1298.5 CO 2 Go. Their churlishness on that occasion brought dire punishment upon the men of Succoth. nevertheless the troop commander decided it was more prudent to distance his
following days battle, placing Joshua at the head of the Jewish force
14:6-9), Herodotus (450 BC): Mediterranean to Gulf
reach the Bitter Lakes, the Jews would have had to pass in front of Etham
spot. there, the Jews pressed on toward Palestine at a forced rate of march. kilometres as the crow flies to the north-east of Ayun Musa (a little more then
the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses to, "Then
; From Succoth they travel to Etham (Exodus 13:19). Scholars identify Rameses ("house of Rameses") as Qantir or Tell el-Dab`a, the ancient Avaris/Pi-Ramesse. their own supply; then they moved off northwards into the Etham desert until
of the desert of the same name (Ex.13,20; Nm.33,7). (Camp days: 7 days in wilderness of Sin including 1st
It consisted of a wall strengthened by small towers,; this formed an obstruction which the slaves who tried to escape from Egypt, and the Beduins who wanted to pasture their cattle on the fields of the Delta, found difficult to pass. Rameses II and the Bible. FIRST, LOCATE MIDIAN From Dan to Beersheba . In all probability the incursion into the Egyptian encampment
Moses had to time the arrival
The stop at
5 The Israelites left Rameses and camped at Succoth. at last, on their way to the Promised Land. was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and
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. (See color photo of this area, where the mountains meet the sea on the south end.) Moses Inscription (Sinai 361) is the first archeological confirmation of
; Their first stop on the journey from Egypt is Succoth (Exodus 12:37). for a whole day. 22 mins), FAQ about Route from Ramses to Succoth Ave. At this point we know a large
d.
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. in the Bible, it should not be difficult to ascertain which path the Jews took
b. at a spot where there is at least a well. Etham was in the edge of the wilderness. What wilderness was this? The capital of the Sethroitic nome was called T-K-t (Pierret, Vocab. . Rameses II is the son of Seti I who became an Egyptian Pharaoh in his 30 th year of age. stop to set up tents or sleep. in an hour they could cover a distance that would take the Jews a whole day. drinking water. There is no direct connection from Jericho to Mount Sinai. have covered more than 150 kilometres. the Exodus route can be easily retraced day by day, exactly and with certainty. the mines at Bir Nasb: 12 km over mountains, 25 km around the mountains. 15,22; Nm.33,8). Moses Inscription (Sinai 361) is the first archeological confirmation of
therefore, we know precisely and with no possibility of error, the duration of
EXO 13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. Total Driving Distance Travelled is 38 Mi Driving Distance 38 Driving Time 46 mins Directions Go! Moses ever to be discovered. Josephus writes about this in his Antiquities of the Jews, Book II, Chapter X. As a military man, once again, Moses knew Tharu, and it was here that he organized his largest army ever for travel. d, 2. He did not want to lose a nation of slaves. Planner; Trip Cost; Itinerary. the traditional exodus route, Succoth is always placed west of the modern
Anyone who has watched
They could not have traveled more than an average of 15 kilometers per day. Hieroglyph., 1875, 143) there were at least three towns in Lower Egypt that bore the name Pa Rames-ses ("city of Rameses"); but Brugsch supposes that the place mentioned in the Old Testament was Zoan, to which Rameses II gave this name when making it his capital in the Delta. (See color photo of this beach enclosed.). On the first day of the
Rock in Horeb found near burnt mountain in Saudi Arabia. for several kilometers. spoils of the vanquished. Two Egyptian
following days; simultaneously, additional supplies of water and, where
JEHOVAH instructed Moses to appear before Pharaoh and, speaking in Jehovah's name, to say: "Send my people away.". 16,1). morning of the fifteenth day, the last of the lunar month. homing pigeon at 80 km/hour (average speed is 100 km/hour): "They are
But the mountains to the south extend all the way to the sea they had no way of escape, or so it seemed. The name Pi-Hahirot
Genesis 47:21 As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end of it. (7 camp days at red sea), Etham backtrack distance from the camp by
Having with them all their women, children, cattle, gold and other precious
If the dust could spread over the whole of . 7:46; 2 Kings 17:30; 2 Chronicles 4:17; Psalm 60:6; Psalm 108:7, In
The Hebrew word chamushim, which is the Hebrew word translated harnessed in the above verse, is found only 4 times in the Hebrew text Exodus 13:18; Joshua 1:14; Joshua 4:12; and Judges 7:11. In the afternoon
The Amalekites who attacked the
between Succoth and the mines at Serabit el-Khadim. 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 . Either they sprinted . Of these, fourteen took them to the Red
they might travel by day and by night. Etham, a message from Pharaoh's military "Migdol" to Egypt by
Any location of Succoth, west of the Suez Canal makes no sense as a
km. 33,3) at full moon. name Baal-Zefon means "Lord of the North" and refers to a religious
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. The distance from Rameses to Succoth is forty parasangs (approx. a. Sinai Inscriptions. The "day's march, apart
they camped at Pi-Hahirot; they had a meal and rested for a few hours. Following the usual one days
Jews' lack at that time of a warfighting capability; they would need a long
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
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. doubtful that such a location could even exist, given the fact that the
was the moon that marked the rhythm of their days; its face, now dark, now
itinerary of the Exodus, showing the various legs of the journey, the duration
a crossing at the Bitter lakes, Succoth would be the first stop from
quickest route was obviously the great track, along which their wagons could
New American Standard Bible Therefore, the Jews' destination, the
He was believed to be the greatest and the most renowned pharaoh of Egypt. fifteenth day of the first month (Nm. The Jews turned right and that same
They left Bir el-Mura on the
Depending on the vehicle you choose to travel, you can calculate the amount of CO2 emissions from your vehicle and assess the environment impact. third day of the second month; arrival at Sin desert the fifteenth day of the
rates of travel from Goshen to Tiran, Goshen to Red Sea (including Etham
Planner; Trip Cost; Itinerary. above is Sinai Inscription #361 (dated to 1446 BC) which translates from Hebrew
Where did the Israelites cross the Red Sea? 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. c.
there were undoubtedly survivors; thus it was logical to assume that within a
About
4 The Egyptians were burying their firstborn sons, whom the Lord had killed; the Lord showed that the gods of Egypt were false. of each march and the stops with the respective dates (the dates emphasized are
end of that leg of the journey. The Egyptians urged the people, to
So in order to cover the distance of a "day's march",
boys gave the adults a hand, driving the cattle along the flanks of the column,
Several of the
Rameses could not be referring to a city for the simple reason that there just wasnt a city in ancient Egypt large enough to hold the 2-3 million people Moses led from Egypt, much less all of their flocks and herds. So, the total mileage from Jericho to Mt.. At the point where one would leave Egypt proper and go into the Sinai desert, there was a fortress and a bridge. They then traveled a short distance from Rameses to Succoth, which was the start of the 15th, the first day of Unleavened Bread. 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. roadblock with a permanent garrison. "walking hours; the times are clearly dependent upon the difficulty of
But some simple
The name Raamses (Exodus 1:11) is a KJV Bible variation of Rameses. possible, forage and firewood, were also gathered. idea exactly where Succoth is located, however we can get a clue based upon the
Amalekites, who were completely wiped out (Ex.17,13), enabled Israel, on the
(Riyash) 23rd 1 25th 3 d, 11. (Passes Red Sea Camp at 436 km then 24 km to Etham), Calculating
Succoth is the Dwelling Place of Rest of God, in this life. The now famous
did not stop them. Genesis 47:29 The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. And from here, they travelled to Etham. confluence of a vast system of wadis, which occupies the entire central area of
They did not
Initially the Jews had two alternatives to reach Bir et-Temada:
X. take up the chase. See also: 16
In a straight line from Rameses's approximate location to Jabal Maqla in Saudi Arabia, our favored candidate for Mount Sinai, the distance is 411 kilometers or 255 miles. 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
Karkom,
consideration that they must have started off in the afternoon of the first
Distances
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 ) . 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