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Journeyings of Israel From Egypt to Canaan
People's Dictionary of the Bible
Stations. | Modern names. | Events. | Recorded in. |
1. Rameses, | Tel el Kebir (?), | Starting for Canaan, | Numbers 33:3; Numbers 33:5. |
2. Succoth or Pithom, | Tel el Maskhuta, | First camping-place, | Exodus 12:37. |
3. Etham, | Wady Tumeilat, | Pillar of fire and cloud, | Exodus 13:20. |
4. Pi-hahiroth, | Near Ismaileh, | Pursued by Pharaoh, | Exodus 14:29. |
5.Red Sea (crossed), | Egyptians drowned, | Exodus 14:21-31. |
6. Marah, | Ain Howarah (?), | Bitter water made sweet, | Exodus 15:23. |
7. Elim, | Wady Gharandel, | 12 wells of water, | Exodus 15:27. |
8. By Red Sea (east side), | Near Wady Feiran, | Numbers 33:10. |
9. Wilderness of Sin, | el Markha, | Quails and manna, | Exodus 16:1-36. |
10. Dophkah, | In Wady Feiran, | Numbers 33:12. |
11. Alush, | In Wady Feiran, | Numbers 33:13. |
12. Rephidim (Massah and Meribah), | In Wady Feiran, | Water from a rock, | Exodus 17:1-16. |
Battle with Amelek, | |||
13. Sinai, | Ras-sufsafeh, | The law given, | Exodus 19:1 to Exodus 40:38. |
14. Taberah ("burning"), | Slain by fire, | Numbers 11:3. |
15. Kibroth-hattavah ("graves of lusting"), | Smitten with plague, | Numbers 11:30-34. |
16. Hazeroth (Rithmah), | Ain Hudhera, | Leprosy of Miriam, | Numbers 12:1-16. |
17. Wilderness Paran, | et Tih, | Numbers 12:16. |
18. Kadesh Barnea, | Ain Qadis (?), | 12 spies sent, | Numbers 13:1 to Numbers 19:22. |
19. Forty years' wandering, | People rebel; 14,700 die; |
Korah and his company slain. |
[The unbelief of the Israelites causes Jehovah to condemn them to wander for forty years in the wilderness. During this period they had their head-quarters or encampments at the following seventeen places, and then reassembled at Kadesh for a final departure from the wilderness to enter Canaan.] |
20. Rimmon-perez, | Probably et Tih, | Numbers 33:19. |
21. Libnah | Probably el Beyaneh, | Numbers 33:20. |
22. Rissah, | Rasa | Numbers 33:21. |
23. Kehelathah, | (?) | Numbers 33:22. |
24. Mt. Shepher, | Jebel Sheraph | Numbers 33:23. |
25. Haradah, | Aradeh | Numbers 33:24. |
26. Makheloth, | (?) | Numbers 33:25. |
27. Tahath, | Elt hi (?), | Numbers 33:26. |
28. Terah, | (?) | Numbers 33:27. |
29. Mithkah, | (?) | Numbers 33:28. |
30. Hashmonah, | Heshmon (?) Ain Hoch, | Numbers 33:29. |
31. Moseroth, | West of Arabah, | Numbers 33:30. |
32. Bene-jaakan, | (?) | Numbers 33:31. |
33. Hor-hagidgad, | (?) | Numbers 33:32. |
34. Jotbathah, | Wady Tabah (?), | Numbers 33:33-34; | Deuteronomy 10:7. |
35. Ebronah, | On Elanitic Gulf, | Numbers 33:34. |
36. Ezion-geber, | Head of Elanitic Gulf, | Numbers 33:35. |
37. Kadesh (Wilderness of Zin), | Ain Qadis (?), | Miriam dies; water from rock, Meribah, | Numbers 20:1-13; Numbers 33:36. |
38. Mt. Hor, | (?) | Aaron dies, Numbers 20:23-29; Deut. 33:50. |
39. Zalmonah, | Alem-maan (?), | Fiery serpents, | Numbers 21:7; Numbers 33:41. |
40. Punon, | Anezeh (?), | Numbers 33:42. | |
41. Oboth, | el-Alsa, | Numbers 21:11; Numbers 33:43-44 | |
42. Ije-abarim, | East of Moab, | Numbers 21:11; Numbers 33:45. | |
43. Dibon-gad (in Zared), | Dhiban, | Numbers 33:45. |
44. Almon-diblathaim, | (?) | Amorites defeated, | Numbers 21:13; Numbers 33:46. |
45. Nebo | Mts. of Moab, | Numbers 33:47. |
46. Plains of Moab, | Valley of Jordan. | Balaam's prophecy, | Numbers 22:1 to Numbers 24:25. |
47. Shittim | Valley of Jordan. | 24,000 die of plague, | Numbers 25:9. |
48. Moab, Plains of, | People numbered: law repeated; | Numbers 26:1 to Numbers 36:13; Deuteronomy 1:1 to Deuteronomy 31:30. |
dan; Moses dies; Joshua, leader, |
49. Jordan (crossed), | Near Jericho, | Waters divided, | Joshua 3:1-17. |
50. Gilgal, | Near Jericho. | Circumcision renewed,. | Joshua 5:2-9. |
51. Jericho, Fall of, | Rahab saved, | Joshua 6:1-27. | |
52. Ai, Defeat at, | Achan's sin, | Joshua 7:1-26. | |
53. Ai taken, | 12.000 slain, | Joshua 8:1-29. | |
54. Shechem, | Altar built; law read; blessings and cursings from Ebal and Gerizim, | Joshua 8:30-35. | |
65. Gilgal, Return to, | [Gibeonites craft and punishment, | Joshua 9:1-27. | |
66. Gibeon rescued, | [Sun and moon stand still; five kings slain. | Joshua 10:1-27. |
57. Makkedah, Libnah and Lachish destroyed, | Joshua 10:28-29; Joshua 10:33. | |
68. Eglon, Hebron, and Debir taken, | Joshua 10:34-40. |
59. Gilgal, Return again to, | [Southern Canaan conquered, | Joshua 10:40-43. |
60. Merom, | [Great battle; northern Canaan conquered, | Joshua 11:1-23. |
61. Shiloh 228 | [Tabernacle set up; land divided and settled, | Joshua 12:1 to Joshua 18:28. |
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Journeyings of Israel From Egypt to Canaan'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​j/journeyings-of-israel-from-egypt-to-canaan.html. 1893.