The route of the exodus journeys wyatt archaeological research. My research, published in the lost sea of the exodus, placed the sea parting at the gulf of aqaba hebrew. The exodus is one of the most dramatic events in the hebrew bible the slavery of the israelites in egypt and their miraculous escape across the red sea. And exodus records how the israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years. The english name of the book derives from the septuagint greek use of exodus to designate the deliverance of the israelites from egyptian bondage and their safe. The exodus the story of the israelites deliverance from oppression in the land of egyptis retold in the hebrew bible and in the new testament. The bifurcation of the route of the israelites to sinai after elim. According to the book of exodus, it was at succoth that the israelite slaves, as they left egypt, were marshalled into ranks for the journey ahead. According to the biblical narrative, the israelites fled the egyptian army when moses parted the red sea, with the waters later closing up again upon their. Its hebrew title, shemoth names, is from the books opening phrase, these are the names.
The book of exodus provides an account of the departure of the children of israel from slavery in egypt and their journey through the wilderness to the promised land. Researchers believe theyve discovered moses exodus route. Forbidden footage of actual location of red sea crossing. The stations of the exodus are the 42 locations visited by the israelites following their exodus from egypt, recorded in numbers 33, with variations also recorded in the books of exodus. The bifurcation of the route of the israelites to sinai after elim the bible records the israelites departed from the wilderness of sin, i. Jabal almaqla means mountain of the quarry in arabic. Ancient israel in egypt and the exodus biblical archaeology. True 450 years after joseph and his brothers were living in egypt, pharaoh loves the israelites and has released them all from slavery. The theory holds that pharaohs chariots chased the israelites across the center of the sinai peninsula, then down the steep canyon of wadi watir, across nuweiba. There is an important question that is often overlooked or downplayed in the search for the route that moses and the israelites took out of egypt in the exodus.
This route is called in the bible t of the land of the philistines, and it is distinctly stated t. Book of exodus encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway. Thus exodus was not intended to exist separately, but was thought of as a continuation of a. In hebrew the book is named after its first two words, weelleh shemoththese are the names of. Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments. Prior to the book of exodus, the only legal sections in the bible are the short commands contained in the various covenants with adam, noah, abraham, isaac, and jacob, including the law of circumcision gen 17. Hazeroth rephidim caravan routes journey of the israelites through the wilderness mt. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible 1599. The second half of the book tells of the covenant that was established between god and israel at sinai and promulgates laws for the ordering of israel s life since exodus continues the sacred story of the divine promise to israel begun in genesis.
It doesnt describe the magnificent and advanced society of egypt, nor tell much of israel s time there. Location and geography are central to sefer shemot. It doesnt give us precise information on the route of the exodus. David nunn, who writes, directs and presents the material, begins with the book of genesis in order to explain how all israelites came to egypt and eventually became the pharoahs slaves. God rescues and delivers his people as he guides them into the unfamiliar desert. Zin and the israelite exile from egypt i24news english. The following is a brief presentation of approximate dates of events in the book of exodus. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The miracles of exodus explores the truth about these and all the other exodus mysteries, including the precise locations of mount sinai, the red sea crossing, and the route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt 3,000 years ago. Other possible exodus routes are in blue and green. Map of the route moses and the israelites took during the. The 1stcentury jewish historian josephus clarified that the crossing point was mountainous, which would have trapped the israelites in on three sides.
The text skates over these points, but theyre crucialand super confusingin trying to assess israels character as a nation. Such laws were given in connection with promises of divine blessing to god. Do we know the exact routes of entry and exit for the israelites. Those canaanites who started regarding themselves as the israelites would likely have been joined or led by a small exodus group of semites from egypt, likely carrying stories and collective memories that made it into the written composition of exodus. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. This map of the exodus, was added to the book of numbers in the bible published by richard harrison london 1562. Nov 17, 2018 the book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. The book of exodus the second book of the old testament and the torah provides an account of the departure of the jews from slavery in egypt and their journey through the wilderness.
The book of exodus details gods call to the people of israel to get up and leave their position of slavery in egypt. The name was retained by the latin vulgate, by the jewish author philo a contemporary of christ and by the syriac version. Lets see if we can get a handle on a way the hebrews may have traveled, where they crossed the water to leave egypt, and where they endedup that was completely, totally, and utterly out of egypt. They reached the land of the amorites and their king, sihon, would not let israel pass through. The eziongeber enigma is any exodus route map that does not pass through eziongeber as the last of 22 stops between sinai and kadesh barnea. The bible tells us that the exodus of israelites out of egypt was one of the greatest epic adventures in history. The bible records the israelites departed from the wilderness of sin, i. This is also the general area where the israelites ultimately left egypt for good. The dead end of the exodus route patterns of evidence. In fact, the biblical evidence indicates that sinai was on the other side of. Spread over the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, it tells the myth of the enslavement of the israelites in ancient egypt, their liberation through the hand of their tutelary deity yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and their wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of canaan, the land their god has given.
A scriptural proof, with the witness of history and archeology. The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for departure, because its central event was understood by the septuagints translators to be the departure of the israelites from egypt. The exodus route proposed herein was conceived by the author in 2005 ad, but it is actually a restoration of the ancient view held by first century christians. Jebel musa mountain of moses is 7,498 feet in elevation, jebel katarina is 8,551 feet, and ras safsafa is 7,1 feet. Old, ancient, antique, vintage and modern maps detailed line drawing map with notes of the exodus 1446 bce. Exodus of the israelites creationwiki, the encyclopedia of. This story is also mentioned in the quran in surah 26. The likely starting point of the exodus was tel eldaba ancient rameses, in goshen in the northeast nile delta map 1. 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. It doesnt tell us much about the pharaoh of the exodus. Ancient egypt and the barren wilderness form the essential backdrop to the drama which unfolds in the second book of the bible. The route of the exodus journeys wyatt archaeological. The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible.
Plus, many of the sites appearing in the detailed itinerary of the israelites route from egypt to canaan see numbers 33 cannot be verified. What are the 3 major historical problems with the book of exodus. Exodus revealed hard evidence in red sea of israels. Map of the route of the exodus of the israelites from. Traces the evolution of the lifestyle, social organization, and religious beliefs and customs of the hebrews from the patriarchs and nomads of canaan to the reign of solomon. Sinai and kadesh barnea and have excluded many because they contradict the bible or assault ones own common sense. In fact, the biblical evidence indicates that sinai was on the other side of the gulf of aqaba in northwestern arabia, near midian. The red sea crossing pictures this picture, found at, shows the true route of the exodus and the red sea crossing. The exodus is the story of the departure of the israelites from ancient egypt described in the hebrew bible. Nowadays, the exodus means the time when the israelites came out of egypt. The exodus of israel is the abrupt embarkation of the people of israel after a long period of slavery in egypt. World according to the hebrews from historical textbook and atlas of. Its hebrew title, shemoth names, is from the book s opening phrase, these are the names.
In first book of the pentateuch, the book of genesis, the israelites had come to live in egypt in the land of goshen during a famine due to the fact that an israelite, joseph, had become a high official in the. I began with the bible as my only guide and blueprint for locating places connected with the exodus. The traditional southern route of the exodus suggests four possible peaks, which i think are most likely, all clustered together. Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments the book gets its name from the nation of israel s mass. Most current maps found in books on the exodus show israel going around the red sea near elath at the northern portion of the gulf of aqaba. Click to view the scriptures as a whole teach, along with geographic analysis, that the hebrews crossed the red sea on the gulf of. The book of exodus says that the israelites crossed at a place where the wilderness had shut them in exodus 14. Wadi arrayt the southern route leading to jabal almaqla, a likely candidate for mount sinai. Narrowly defined, the term refers only to the departure from egypt described in the book of exodus. The bible says the israelites did not go on the northern route along the coast that passed right by ballah lake. Jacob and his family entered egypt about 430 years before the exodus 12.
Chapters 118 narrate the history of the egyptian bondage, the exodus from egypt, and the journey to mount sinai under the leadership of moses. Introduction to the book of exodus learn religions. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. From the nile delta, they noticed that the line went first a little eastward to succoth. The book of exodus was probably written around 587 bc. Guided by the text of exodus, nunn shows us the places and routes the israelites took under the leadership of moses during their 40year journey to the.
It is traditionally viewed as the single event that gave birth to the nation of israel. For god said, lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to egypt. Map of the route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt bible history. On the contrary, the land of israel is a central theme and. Route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt tanis raamses of zoan pibeseth heliopolis dibon etham migdol memphis moph or noph ayunmusa wells of moses a a d n rimmon perez elath kadeshbarnea zalmonah funon oboth arabah oward shur seir mts. Any exodus route map that does not pass directly through eziongeber is flat wrong. The story of the exodus is told in the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, the last four of the first five books of the bible also called the torah or pentateuch.
The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel exodus is traditionally ascribed to moses, but modern scholars see its initial composition as a product of the babylonian. Then youll be able to tell ridley scott whats what, and youll finally have something worthwhile to say in all those christian bale fan letters you keep writing. The biblical narrative of the escape of the israelites, led by moses, from the pursuing egyptians in the book of exodus. It appears that while many individuals, families and groups were involved in the process of israel s ethnogenesis throughout the iron age. The lost sea of the exodus is available as an i book click here. Free bible version and commentary on the book of exodus in. The title exodus comes from the septuagint, which derived it from the primary event found in the book, the deliverance from slavery and exodus or departure of the. It was written to record the events of israel s deliverance from slavery in egypt. Since there are no archaeological artifacts from the exodus itself and place names seldom match places identifiable today, we are left to sort out the probable route based on clues from the biblical accounts and the land itself.
When pharaoh let the people go, god did not lead them by way of the land of the philistines, although that was near. Exodus route map bible mapping, bible, bible knowledge. In the liturgy weve been marching through that text for several days. Did the red sea crossing in exodus happen and if so where is the evidence.
This tradition is found especially in deuteronomy, in the historical. Exodus 1, new international version niv the bible app. Mindblowing evidence of moses journey from egypt to. Bowling zondervan quizzes 5,6,7 ramussem atlas book canvas resource file 4. Exodus of the israelites from egypt by david roberts 1830. The route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt lucas, a. Map of the route moses and the israelites took during the exodus. I ignored maps, history, commentaries and the opinions of. While all of the events recorded in sefer shemot take place outside of the land of israel, this does not mean that eretz yisrael is unimportant in this book. Map of the route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt bible. This map shows the exodus of the israelites from egypt to the promised land under the leadership of moses. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. The exodus in smiths bible dictionary exodus, the of the israelites from egypt. We examined all the proposed exodus routes, red sea crossing points, choices for mt.
In the steps of moses dvd vision video christian videos. The israelites are referred to as a confederation, and each tribe gets its own unique pillar in 24. Sinai was in saudi arabia and kadesh barnea was at modern petra. There are very serious problems with the traditional exodus route which we will expose. Collaboration of the exodus path by nasa satellite. Mount zin has a unique geological phenomena and a connection to the biblical story of the israelite exile from. The scriptures teach that mount sinai is somewhere in north saudi arabia. We follow the israelites on their journey to the promised land. Exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into greek. Exodus records more miracles of god than any other book in the old testament. Exodus route out of egypt the exodus route described in the bible is surrounded with confusion and controversy. Therefore, exodus doesnt give us a lot of detail on happenings, and places, and people, and cultures. Now, bible scholars believe they have found vivid evidence that these famous passages from the christian bible did happen, ug christian news has learnt. Map of the route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt bible history online.
Posts about map of exodus route written by atozmom. The route of the exodus at least three routes of escape from pithom and rameses 1. The route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt. Map of the route of the exodus of the israelites from egypt. The scriptures as a whole teach, along with geographic analysis, that the hebrews crossed the red sea on the gulf of aqaba, specifically at the straits of tiran. The exodus occurred on dateapril 12, 1491 bc according to ussher, which corresponds to date15 abib 25 am in the hebrew calendar. Sinai was at jabal musa and theyre right and yet, almost all maps of the exodus have sinai there. Against impossible odds, but with the help of god, hebrew people left egypt and spent forty years wandering in the wilderness, before. Travel times, distances, rates of travel, days of the week buy exodus route restored by steven rudd in ad 2005, using the bible only, steven rudd noticed 14 keys to decoding the exodus route that indicated the red sea crossing was at the straits of tiran, mt.
Last week i had the opportunity to preach once again on the book of exodus. It is important to remind students throughout the study, of exodus connection to the other old and new testament books. Scholars call such recurrences of the storys themes and language outside of the book of exodus the exodus tradition. Apr 20, 2014 the biblical narrative of the escape of the israelites, led by moses, from the pursuing egyptians in the book of exodus.
Intro to exodus biblica the international bible society. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses. If so, mount sinai would lay further east in arabia, and the hebrews would have hurried through the peninsula to. In exodus, we read how god rescued the israelites from egypt.