Numbers 33:8-18

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.

9 And they removed from Marah and came unto Elim, and in Elim were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees, and they pitched there.

10 And they removed from Elim and encamped by the Red sea.

11 And they removed from the Red sea and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin and encamped in Dophkah.

13 And they departed from Dophkah and encamped in Alush.

14 And they removed from Alush and encamped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

15 And they departed from Rephidim and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.

16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai and pitched at Kibrothhattaavah.

17 And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah and encamped at Hazeroth.

18 And they departed from Hazeroth and pitched in Rithmah.

Numbers 33:8-18 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.