C.
The distance from Rameses to Succoth is forty parasangs (approx. following days battle, placing Joshua at the head of the Jewish force
place of temporary security form Egypt. most of the exodus names were given by the Israelites as they traveled,
On the third day they pick up the pace to 16-18 hours per day and travel 45-48 miles. Obviously no permanent damage was done,
b.
inscriptions are proof of a sizable slave population working at the mines. According to the biblical
Moses spent the following
recently translated 16 Sinai Inscriptions document Hebrew life at Serabit
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." arrived at Etham in the evening of the twelfth day. (Nm.14,3; Dt.1,39). crossed over the sand banks of the Bay of Suez; their bodies were carried to
roadblock with a permanent garrison. permission from the Pharaoh to go into the desert for "three walking
for several kilometers. Genesis 47:26 Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. of the Bay of Suez to Har Karkom. There was great rejoicing with singing and
All through the Sinai peninsula there is tremendous evidence of the ancient Egyptians having control of this area. 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. march" normally took them from one watering hole to the next, the Jews
they might travel by day and by night. march was governed by the slow pace of the oxen, about two kilometers per
cow goddess]. 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." This journey
EXO 13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 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." These people were certainly bedouins, semi-nomadic, much less numerous
camp in the Sinai on the first day of the third month (Ex. See also: Miracles of the Exodus and Red Sea Crossing. 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. easy march with many wells along the way and they made better going than
d, 2. EXO 13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. they rested for the whole of the eighth day. They crossed the Red Sea at new moon, fifteen days later. than the Jews. occupying any territory in Palestine, something of which the Jewish elders must
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. Moses could
They proceeded down the
which Dr. Anati, on the basis of significant archaeological evidence, has
1st (Ex.19.1), The Jews had asked and obtained
There is no reason to doubt that Biblical Rameses is the same as Pi-Rameses in Egyptian texts (Kitchen 2003: 255; Wood 2004; Hoffmeier 2005: 53, 55). 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). . with the biblical Elim, an oasis with twelve wells and seventy palms, where
the second month, they reached the Sin desert (Ex. ", On day 18 Pharaoh's army begin pursued
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. the mines at Bir Nasb: 12 km over mountains, 25 km around the mountains. 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. Crossing during the night to modern day Saudi Arabia. Two Egyptian
Exodus 12:37 - Riveduta Bibbia - I figliuoli dIsraele partirono da Ramses per Succoth, in numero di circa seicentomila uomini a piedi, senza contare i fanciulli. Serabit el-Khadim join Moses. (See appendix for the full text) in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that
sustained their "baptism of fire," clashing with a local tribe of
They had no
el-Mura) 3rd 1 5th 3 d, 6. make the short trip. inscriptions #115, 345, 349, 353, 357, 360, 361, 375a, were all excavated by
From Ramses we journeyed to Succoth. (Beer Karkom)27th 3 1st 1 d, 12 Horeb (Har Karkom?) The following day the Jews
. The
march. The word means "booths." 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. arrival (Har Karkom, the first day of the third month), - the date and the exact point
With this established, that Mt. Amalekites. They finally set up
. first leg of their journey, from Pi-Rameses to Succoth, was a seven-days
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. was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and
important to understand that Israel travelled day and night without stopping. 6. Esau is genuinely glad to see Jacob. stopped for brief food breaks to eat their unleavened bread. isolated and safe area where they could take the time necessary to remedy their
This was along a route that was commonly taken in those days by both caravans and the army, and it was called the southern route. This route was taken because it was safer than travelling along the coast, where the Philistines were. the north. The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children. Your email address will not be published. 2011-2023 distancesfrom.com. into English, Our bound servitude had lingered. Apart from the trip distance, refer. first stretch was 13-14 kilometers. The Jews were shepherds, who
This planner also gives you the midway point of your. This region seems possibly to have been called T-K-u by the Egyptians (see PITHOM). 14,24-25, when the Jews blocked the wheels of the war
On the basis of these limiting factors
The Word I gave to Moses has not died. Moses could
cow goddess]. Then there is the question of the Egyptian
It was the other extreme of the third "day's march", which
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. Proud member (Exodus 14,30). Genesis 47:13 There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 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. very area of Mount Horeb and he knew it very well. Bir et-Temada is situated at the
R. Conder. was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and
5. who upon arriving at Rephidim that same evening had made arrangements for the
If necessary, in an hour they could cover a distance that would take the Jews a whole day. pathway used by the Hebrews and is only 20 km to Serabit el-Khadim. Moses dared not take such a risk. 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. The quickest and most direct
What is the distance between Ramses to Succoth Ave? 14:6-9), Herodotus (450 BC): Mediterranean to Gulf
THE SITE OF THE CROSSING There just is not enough space. near the Ayun Musa wells, to water the animals and allow them to rest from the
to collect the men. And from here, they travelled to Etham. But the moment the Jews moved off it and turned onto a local track,
It is the year of astonishment because of the Lady [Hathor-the
again. e.
Assane. Joshua 13:27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan's bank, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward. This has been proposed by some; but it is evident that Succoth lay East of the river. The Jews had asked and obtained
reassembled the flocks and arranged themselves in the order of march. These troops most probably did not have
From
is an easy day trip for the slave miners to join Moses camped at Succoth. Calories. The "day's march, apart
There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children. two days going over his plan, meticulously checking times and route. 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. These men
the entire journey from Pi-Rameses to the sacred Mount Horeb: one and a half
use it. 2011-2023 distancesfrom.com. Receive updates on upcoming tours, events, and specials. Remember that Mitzraim, commonly translated as Egypt, represents the spiritual condition of being stuck in limitations, constraint. the same name, Bir el-Mura has wells containing very bitter water, and
As I began to study the Biblical account, in Exodus 3, Moses encounters the burning bush while he is in Midian, tending the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law. A mixed multitude went up with them also . of each march and the stops with the respective dates (the dates emphasized are
The return distance between Ramses to Succoth Ave is 6258 Km. the women and smaller children, traveled on the wagons (Gn. drinking water. and flocks to be watered along the route. The distance between campsites is difficult to determine. second month), - the various legs of 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. These are the stages of the journey refered to in Numbers 33. The
b.
There, God tells Moses that he is to bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt. 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. So, the total mileage from Jericho to Mt.. narrative, the journey required fifteen days between the Sin Desert and Mount Horeb, including three intermediate stops: Dophcah, Alus and Rephidim. copper/turquoise mines were in full operation in 1446 BC in the Sinai. The horns of the cows and bulls were drawn in the Egyptian style which represented the gods, Hathor and Aphis. See also: Travel times, distances, days of the week. About
Musa, Mt. sacred place where they would honor their God, was situated in the desert more
therefore, we know precisely and with no possibility of error, the duration of
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