Numbers 33

Campsites from Rameses to Jordan-Jericho

1-2 These are the camping sites in the journey of the People of Israel after they left Egypt, deployed militarily under the command of Moses and Aaron. Under God's instruction Moses kept a log of every time they moved, camp by camp:

3-4  They marched out of Rameses the day after the Passover. It was the fifteenth day of the first month. They marched out heads high and confident. The Egyptians, busy burying their firstborn whom God had killed, watched them go. God had exposed the nonsense of their gods.

5-36 The People of Israel:
left Rameses and camped at Succoth;
left Succoth and camped at Etham at the edge of the wilderness;
left Etham, circled back to Pi Hahiroth east of Baal Zephon, and camped near Migdol;
left Pi Hahiroth and crossed through the Sea into the wilderness; three days into the Wilderness of Etham they camped at Marah;
left Marah and came to Elim where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees; they camped there;
left Elim and camped by the Red Sea;
left the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin;
left the Wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah;
left Dophkah and camped at Alush;
left Alush and camped at Rephidim where there was no water for the people to drink;
left Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai;
left the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah;
left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth;
left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah;
left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez;
left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah;
left Libnah and camped at Rissah;
left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah;
left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher;
left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah;
left Haradah and camped at Makheloth;
left Makheloth and camped at Tahath;
left Tahath and camped at Terah;
left Terah and camped at Mithcah;
left Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah;
left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth;
left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan;
left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad;
left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah;
left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah;
left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber;
left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.

37-39  After they left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor at the border of Edom, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor at God's command and died there. It was the first day of the fifth month in the fortieth year after the People of Israel had left Egypt. Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40  The Canaanite king of Arad—he ruled in the Negev of Canaan—heard that the People of Israel had arrived.

41-47  They left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah;
left Zalmonah and camped at Punon;
left Punon and camped at Oboth;
left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim on the border of Moab;
left Iyim and camped at Dibon Gad;
left Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim;
left Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim (Across-the-River), within sight of Nebo.

48-49  After they left the mountains of Abarim they camped on the Plains of Moab at Jordan-Jericho. On the Plains of Moab their camp stretched along the banks of the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim (Acacia Meadow).

50-53  God spoke to Moses on the Plains of Moab at Jordan-Jericho: "Tell the People of Israel, When you cross the Jordan into the country of Canaan, drive out the native population before you, destroy their carved idols, destroy their cast images, level their worship-mounds so that you take over the land and make yourself at home in it; I've given it to you. It's yours.

54  "Divide up the land by lot according to the size of your clans: Large clans will get large tracts of land, small clans will get smaller tracts of land. However the lot falls, that's it. Divide it up according to your ancestral tribes.

55-56  "But if you don't drive out the native population, everyone you let stay there will become a cinder in your eye and a splinter in your foot. They'll give you endless trouble right in your own backyards. And I'll start treating you the way I planned to treat them."

Numbers 33

1 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and Aaron.2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of Jehovah: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.3 And they journeyed 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 a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians,4 while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom Jehovah had smitten among them: upon their gods also Jehovah executed judgments.

5 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and encamped in Succoth.6 And they journeyed from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.7 And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they encamped before Migdol.8 And they journeyed from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.9 And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there.10 And they journeyed from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.11 And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.12 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.13 And they journeyed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.14 And they journeyed from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.15 And they journeyed from Rephidim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai.16 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in Kibroth-hattaavah.17 And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped in Hazeroth.18 And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah.19 And they journeyed from Rithmah, and encamped in Rimmon-perez.20 And they journeyed from Rimmon-perez, and encamped in Libnah.21 And they journeyed from Libnah, and encamped in Rissah.22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and encamped in Kehelathah.23 And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and encamped in mount Shepher.24 And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and encamped in Haradah.25 And they journeyed from Haradah, and encamped in Makheloth.26 And they journeyed from Makheloth, and encamped in Tahath.27 And they journeyed from Tahath, and encamped in Terah.28 And they journeyed from Terah, and encamped in Mithkah.29 And they journeyed from Mithkah, and encamped in Hashmonah.30 And they journeyed from Hashmonah, and encamped in Moseroth.31 And they journeyed from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene-jaakan.32 And they journeyed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped in Hor-haggidgad.33 And they journeyed from Hor-haggidgad, and encamped in Jotbathah.34 And they journeyed from Jotbathah, and encamped in Abronah.35 And they journeyed from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion-geber.36 And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and encamped in the wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh).37 And they journeyed from Kadesh, and encamped in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of Jehovah, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.39 And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.

40 And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

41 And they journeyed from mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah.42 And they journeyed from Zalmonah, and encamped in Punon.43 And they journeyed from Punon, and encamped in Oboth.44 And they journeyed from Oboth, and encamped in Iye-abarim, in the border of Moab.45 And they journeyed from Iyim, and encamped in Dibon-gad.46 And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.47 And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.48 And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.49 And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

50 And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,52 then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places:53 and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it.54 And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye inherit.55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.56 And it shall come to pass, that, as I thought to do unto them, so will I do unto you.