Numbers 33:5-15

5 So the people of Israel set out from Ram'eses, and encamped at Succoth.

6 And they set out from Succoth, and encamped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.

7 And they set out from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahi'roth, which is east of Ba'al-ze'phon; and they encamped before Migdol.

8 And they set out from before Hahi'roth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped at Marah.

9 And they set out from Marah, and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there.

10 And they set out from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.

11 And they set out from the Red Sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

12 And they set out from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped at Dophkah.

13 And they set out from Dophkah, and encamped at Alush.

14 And they set out from Alush, and encamped at Reph'idim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

15 And they set out from Reph'idim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai.

Numbers 33:5-15 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.