Exodus 13:20

They traveled on from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.

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In The King James Version

And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

In Context

19Moses carried Joseph's bones with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn promise, saying, “God will definitely take care of you, and then you must take my bones with you when you leave here.”

21The Lord went ahead of them as a pillar of cloud to show them the way during the day, and as a pillar of fire to provide them with light at night. Like this they could travel by day or night.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:37The Israelites set out on foot from Rameses for Succoth and numbered about 600,000 men, as well as women and children.

Numbers 33:6They moved on from Succoth and set up camp at Etham, on the edge of the desert.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 13:18-22

The Pillar of Fire and Fire. ( b. c. 1491.) 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: 18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly… Read the whole commentary →

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