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length of stay
or day/year
Camp location Noted issues and their reference
0 camp Exodus from Egypt, The Passover, Exodus 11
day 1 Succoth about 600,000 men besides women and children, journeyed to Succoth
day 2 Etham Edge of the wilderness, LORD goes before them, cloud by day; fire by night
day 3 Pi-Hahiroth East of Baal Zephon, Red sea crossing; Pharaoh's army is lost, Exodus 14.
day 6 Marah, (bitter) Bitter waters made sweet, Exodus 15:22, name (Jehovah-Rapha) is revealed.
unknown Elim Twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees
unknown by the Red Sea  
day 30 Wilderness of Sin Eating of Manna was introduced, Exodus 16.
unknown Dophkah  
unknown Alush  
unknown Rephidim
(Massah)
No water, Moses strikes rock and water flows, Exodus 17.
WARJoshua defeats Amalek, -- The-Lord-is-My-Banner --  Exodus 17:8.
Moses' father-in-law, Jethro and wife Zipporah, join Him, Exodus 18.
arrive: 3months
depart: 2mo/20days/2yr
Wilderness Sinai     stay: 11mo/20days Moses received 10 commandments on Mount Sinai, Exodus 20.
the people now traveled and camped within their tribes, Numbers 10:11.
~ 7 day stay Kibroth Hattaavah,
(graves of lust).
People complained, we want meat to eat, they who yielded to the craving were buried there, Numbers 11.
~ 10 day stay Hazeroth Aaron & Miriam spoke against Moses, Numbers chapter 12
1yr-3mo. Wilderness Paran 12 spies 12 spies sent out, 10 came back with bad report, Numbers 13.
unknown Rithmah  
unknown Rimmon Perez  
unknown Libnah  
unknown Rissah  
unknown Kehelathah  
unknown Mount Shepher  
unknown Haradah  
unknown Makheloth  
unknown Tahath  
unknown Tarah  
unknown Mithkah  
unknown Hashmonah  
unknown Moseroth  
unknown Bene Jaakan  
unknown Hor Hagidgad  
unknown Jotbathah A land of rivers, Tribe of Levi was called out to bear the ark.
unknown Ebronah  
unknown Ezion Geber Near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea.
14 year Wilderness of Zin, at Kadesh cross Miriam, Aaron's wife dies, Numbers 20:1.
No water, in anger, Moses strikes the rock twice, Numbers 20:2
Refused passage through Edom, (went around it), Numbers 20:14.
14yr 5mo. Mount Hor
boundary of Edom
cross Aaron, the priest, dies at age 123,   Numbers 20:22.
WAR   with Canaanites, Israel destroyed them, Numbers 21
unknown Zalmonah Moses made bronze serpent and people who looked at it were healed, Numbers 21:4.
unknown Punon  
unknown Oboth  
unknown The valley of the country of Moab. WAR Amorites refused land passage, Israel took possession of their land, Numbers 21:21.
King of Moab requests Balaam to curse the Israelites, Numbers 22:1.
unknown Valley of Zered  
unknown Arnon between the borders of the Amorites and Moab
unknown Beer Where the LORD gave the people water.
unknown Mattanah  
unknown Nahaliel.  
unknown Bamoth.  
unknown Ije Abarim
east of Moab
WAR   with the Midianites, killed their five kings, Numbers 31.
crossMoses dies on Mount Abarim, age 120, Deuteronomy 34
unknown Dibon Gad  
unknown Almon Diblathaim.  
unknown Mountains of Abarim before Nebo  
40 years The plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho Where the Israelites crossed over the Jordan river into the land of Canaan
With Joshua now leading the Israelites to conquer the promise land