Numbers 33:4-14

4 while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom Yahweh had struck among them: on their gods also Yahweh executed judgments.

5 The children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and encamped in Succoth.

6 They journeyed from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.

7 They journeyed from Etham, and turned back to Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they encamped before Migdol.

8 They journeyed from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.

9 They journeyed from Marah, and came to Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there.

10 They journeyed from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.

11 They journeyed from the Red Sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

12 They journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

13 They journeyed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.

14 They journeyed from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

Numbers 33:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 33

This chapter gives an account of the journeys of the people of Israel, from their first coming out of Egypt, to their arrival in the plains of Moab by Jordan, and the names of the various stations where they rested are given, Nu 33:1-49 and they are ordered, when they passed over Jordan, to drive out the Canaanites, destroy their idols, and divide the land among their families in their several tribes, Nu 33:50-54 or otherwise it is threatened the Canaanites should be troublesome and vexatious to them, even those that remained; and it might be expected God would do to the Israelites as he thought to do to those nations, Nu 33:55,56.