Numbers 33:1–15

Stages in Israel’s Journey

Here are the stages in the journey^a of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt^b by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.^c At the Lord’s command Moses recorded^d the stages in their journey^e. This is their journey by stages:

The Israelites set out^f from Rameses^g on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the Passover.^h They marched out defiantlyⁱ in full view of all the Egyptians, who were burying all their firstborn,^j whom the Lord had struck down among them; for the Lord had brought judgment^k on their gods.^l

The Israelites left Rameses and camped at Sukkoth.^m

They left Sukkoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the desert.ⁿ

They left Etham, turned back to Pi Hahiroth, to the east of Baal Zephon,^o and camped near Migdol.^p

They left Pi Hahiroth^q and passed through the sea^r into the desert, and when they had traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they camped at Marah.^s

They left Marah and went to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped^t there.

They left Elim^u and camped by the Red Sea.

They left the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.^v

They left the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.

They left Dophkah and camped at Alush.

They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.^w

They left Rephidim^x and camped in the Desert of Sinai.^y