Numbers 33:3

New Living Translation

They set out from the city of Rameses in early spring—on the fifteenth day of the first month—on the morning after the first Passover celebration. The people of Israel left defiantly, in full view of all the Egyptians.

Cross References

Genesis 47:11

So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt—the region of Rameses—to his father and his brothers, and he settled them there, just as Pharaoh had commanded.

Psalm 105:38

Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly.

Exodus 1:11

So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king.

Exodus 12:2

“From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you.

Exodus 12:37

That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children.

Exodus 13:4

On this day in early spring, in the month of Abib, you have been set free.

Exodus 14:8

The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance.

Isaiah 52:12

You will not leave in a hurry, running for your lives. For the Lord will go ahead of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.

Micah 2:13

Your leader will break out and lead you out of exile, out through the gates of the enemy cities, back to your own land. Your king will lead you; the Lord himself will guide you.”

Numbers 33:2

At the Lord’s direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way.