Numbers 33:6

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

Numbers 33:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 33:6

And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham
Which was eight miles from Succoth:

which is in the edge of the wilderness;
of the name, see ( Exodus 13:20 ) but Dr. Shaw ^F3 makes this particular portion of the wilderness to be fifty miles from Cairo or Rameses.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Travels, p. 308.

Numbers 33:6 In-Context

4 The Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the LORD had killed in a mighty act of judgment on their gods.

5 The Israelites moved from Rameses and set up camp at Succoth.

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

7 They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, east of Baal Zephon, and set up camp near Migdol.

8 They moved from Pi Hahiroth and went through the middle of the sea into the desert. After they traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they set up camp at Marah.