Dawn Wessel ([email protected]) Page 1/14 1 PATH OF THE EXODUS By: Dawn Robichaud-Wessel [email protected]INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this paper is to show the repetitive/confirming rule in Bible writings and related Apocrypha, of which the use of synonyms is very prominent. Please note the different books from which repetitious verses are quoted (highlighted in grey on this first page only). For the sake of space I have only shown 2-3 examples of each topic word. Please note the progression from one verse to another. “And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.” ( Exodus 33:3) “And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.” ( Numbers 33:5) “And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.” ( Exodus 12:37) Synonyms: departed from/removed from/journeyed from “And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this paper is to show the repetitive/confirming rule in Bible writings and related Apocrypha, of which the use of synonyms is very prominent. Please note the different books from which repetitious verses are quoted (highlighted in grey on this first page only). For the sake of space I have only shown 2-3 examples of each topic word. Please note the progression from one verse to another.
“And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.” (Exodus 33:3)
“And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.” (Numbers 33:5)
“And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.” (Exodus 12:37)
Synonyms: departed from/removed from/journeyed from
“And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.” (Exodus 13:20)
“And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.” (Numbers 33:6)
Synonyms = Pitched in/ encamped in
As shown, Etham was the area on both sides of the Red Sea:
“And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol.” (Numbers 33:7)
*The expression, they ‘turned again’ unto Pihahiroth seems to suggest that they had already been in Pihahiroth and went back to that place a second time!
“Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.” (Exodus 14:2)
Pihahiroth (place where sedge grows) Blue Letter Bible.org :
Baalzehon: Ba`al Tsephown, Baal Tsphon or Baal-zephon
“But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.”(Numbers 14:9)
*Pihahiroth and Baalsephon was where they crossed the red sea.
“But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. (Exodus 14:16)
“And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.” (Exodus 14:22)
“But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.” (Exodus 14:29)
“And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.” (Exodus 14:23)
“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.” (Numbers 33:8)
“And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.” (Exodus 15:23)
“So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness , and found no water.” (Exodus 15:22)
Synonyms – wilderness of Ethan/Wilderness of Shur
“And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.” (Numbers 33:9)
“And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.” (Exodus 15:27)
“And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.” (Numbers 33:10)
“And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.” (Numbers 33:11)
“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 16:1)
“And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.” (Numb. 33:12)
Wilderness of Sin – see later “Wilderness of Zin”
“And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.” (Num.33:13)
“And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.” (Num. 33:14)
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.” (Exodus 17:1)
“Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.” (Exodus 17:8) “For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai,
and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.” (Exodus 19:2)
“And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.” (Num. 33:15)
* ‘the desert of Sinai’ in one verse and ‘the wilderness of Sinai’: showing that wilderness and desert are synonyms.
“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.” (Exodus 19:1)
“And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt” (Num. 1:1)
“And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt” (Num. 9:1)
“And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.” (Num. 10:12)
“These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.” (Deut.1:1)
“And the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.” (Num. 11:35)
a) “And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.” (Num. 11:34)
*Gave their encampments Hebrews names.
Blue Letter Bible.org:
“And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth. (Num. 3317)
Hazeroth matches the Hebrew חצרות (Chatserowth). = settlement:
Wilderness of Zin (Sin) = "flat" - also desert of Zin (Num 27:14)1) name given to a portion of the desert tract between the Dead Sea and Arabah on the east in which Kadesh-barnea was located
Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. (Num. 20:1)
And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor. (Num. 20:22)
And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. (Num. 33:37, see also 20:23)
Hor = "mountain"1) the mountain on which Aaron died; situated on the eastern side of the valley of Arabah, the highest of the whole range of sandstone mountains in Edom; on the eastern side is the ancient city of Petra
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor (Num. 20:25)
And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. (Num. 20:28)
And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. (Num. 21:4)
And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. (Num. 33:41)
And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon. (Num. 33:42)
And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth. (Num. 33:43)
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth. (Num. 21:10)
Oboth = "waterskins"
And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. (Num. 21:11)
And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab. (Num. 33:34)
Ijeabarim-Ije-abarim = "ruins of Abarim" (also Iim):
And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho . (Num. 33:48)
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho . (Num. 22:1)
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho . (Num. 33:12)
And they pitched by Jordan , from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab. (Num. 33:49)
Beth-jesimoth = "house of the desolation"
Abel Shittim = "meadow of acacias"
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho , saying, (Num. 26:3)
These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho . (Num. 26:63)
These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded
by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. (Num. 36:13)
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, (Deut. 34:1)
