1. This is the route the Israelites followed as they marched out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
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.
3. 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.
4. Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the lord had killed the night before. The lord had defeated the gods of Egypt that night with great acts of judgment!
5. After leaving Rameses, the Israelites set up camp at Succoth.
6. Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
7. They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped near Migdol.
8. They left Pi-hahiroth and crossed the Red Sea into the wilderness beyond. Then they traveled for three days into the Etham wilderness and camped at Marah.
9. They left Marah and camped at Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees.
10. They left Elim and camped beside the Red Sea.
11. They left the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin.
12. They left the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
13. They left Dophkah and camped at Alush.
14. They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
15. They left Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai.
16. They left the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.
17. They left Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18. They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.