Numbers 33:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Israel left the Egyptian city of Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month. This was the day after the LORD had punished Egypt's gods by killing the firstborn sons in every Egyptian family. So while the Egyptians were burying the bodies, they watched the Israelites proudly leave their country.

Cross References

Genesis 47:11

Joseph obeyed the king's orders and gave his father and brothers some of the best land in Egypt near the city of Rameses.

Psalm 105:38

The Egyptians were afraid and gladly let them go.

Exodus 1:11

The Egyptians put slave bosses in charge of the people of Israel and tried to wear them down with hard work. Those bosses forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses, where the king could store his supplies.

Exodus 12:2

This month is to be the first month of the year for you.

Exodus 12:37

The Israelites walked from the city of Rameses to the city of Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand of them, not counting women and children.

Exodus 14:8

The LORD made the king so stubborn that he went after them, even though the Israelites proudly went on their way.

Isaiah 52:12

You won't need to run. No one is chasing you. The LORD God of Israel will lead and protect you from enemy attacks.

Micah 2:13

I will break down the gate and lead them out— then I will be their king.

Numbers 33:2

Moses kept a list of the places where they camped, just as the LORD had instructed. Here is the record of their journey: