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Land of Israel and Jewish heritage
A series from the book written by Naveed Anjum
Jewish Life in the Land of Canaan, cont’d
The Promised Land, cont’d
Exodus From Egypt and Return to Canaan, cont’d
Fig 1.4. Route of Israel’s Moses-led Exodus
Map Description:
- Rameses Children of Israel thrust out of Egypt
- Succoth After the Hebrews left this first campsite, the Lord attended them in a cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night
- Pi-hahiroth Israelites passed through the Red Sea
- Marah The Lord healed the waters of Marah
- Elim Israelites camped by 12 springs
- Wilderness of Sin The Lord sent manna and quail to feed Israelites
- Rephidim Israelites fought with Amalek
- Mount Sinai (Mount Horeb or Jebel Musa) The Lord revealed the Ten Commandments
- Sinai Wilderness Israelites constructed the tabernacle
- Wilderness Camps Seventy elders were called to help Moses govern the people
- Ezion-geber Israelites passed through the lands of Esau and Ammon in peace
- Kadesh-barnea Moses sent spies into the Promised Land; Israelites rebelled and failed to enter the land; Kadesh served as the main camp of Israel for many years
- Eastern Wilderness Israelites avoided conflict with Edom and Moab
- Arnon River Israelites destroyed the Canaanites who fought against them
- Mount Nebo Moses viewed the Promised Land. Moses delivered his last three sermons
- Plains of Moab The Lord told Israelites to divide the land and dispossess the inhabitants
- Jordan River Israelites crossed the Jordan River on dry ground. Near Gilgal, stones from the bottom of the Jordan River were placed as a monument of Jordan’s waters being divided
- Jericho The children of Israel possessed and destroyed the city
(To be continued…)