User:Rktect/List of stations of the Exodus
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The Stations list is the list of the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt.
Under the documentary hypothesis, the list is believed to have originally been a distinct and separate source text. In the hypothesis, it is believed that the redactor, who combined the sources, used parts of the Stations list to fill out awkward joins between the main sources. The list lists the locations visited by the Israelites, during their journey through the wilderness, after having left Egypt. Consequently, the parts which were inserted to join up the sources appear in suitable locations in the Book of Exodus and the Book of Numbers.
The situation also occurs in reverse, where some brief texts, within parts of the list, and ascribed to the redactor, are usually regarded as not being part of the list of stations, albeit without much conviction. This is particularly true for Numbers 21:14-15, which references unknown events in the lost Book of the wars of the lord, and Numbers 21:16b-18a, describing the digging of the well at Beer.
What follows is a list of the various stops of the Israelites on the Stations Lists, which are also links to the respective underlying articles. The biblical reference is given in the next column. The modern equivalents of these locations, such as are known, are given in the column at right. You can also just click on Rameses to begin with the first location of the tour:
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[edit] The Stations of the Exodus in Egypt
- The first 6 stations are in Egypt heading East. The list, or lists as there are variations in other books of the bible, contain several brief narrative fragments. For example "...And they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water, and seventy date-palms...".
| Station | Biblical Reference | Description | Modern Location |
| 1. Ramesses | Ex. 12:37; Nu. 33:3,5 | the Rameses district was of the highest quality land in Egypt (Ge. 47:11) | Ra mes ses: i.e. Thebes, Egypt |
| 2. Sukkoth | Ex. 12:37, 13:20; Nu. 33:5-6 | The tombs of Karnak from which the bones of Joseph are retrieved | Across the Nile from Thebes |
| 3. Etham | Ex. 13:20; Nu. 33:6-8 | "on the edge of the wilderness" | The wadi Ham M3at leading from Thebes to the Red Sea |
| 4. Pi-Hahiroth | Ex. 14:2-3; Nu. 33:7-8 | "between Migdol and the sea, opposite Ba'al-Zephon" (the god of the west wind) | In Egyptian the place of "facing the fear of coming forth abroad as a fugitive" |
| 5. Marah | Ex. 15:23; Nu. 33:8-9 | lit. 'bitterness' | The outskirts of Thebes port of Elim |
| 6. Elim | Ex. 15:27, 16:1; Nu. 33:9-10 | Had 12 wells and 70 palm trees | Modern Thebes Port of Quasire |
| 7. By the Red Sea | Nu. 33:10-11 | By the Erythrian Sea | Thebes Port of Quasire |
- The 7th Station of the Exodus lies between Elim and Elat and takes 3 months to traverse
[edit] The 7th Station of the Exodus
It is the matter of some debate as to how much of the narrative is part of the original text of the list, and how much is extra detail added into it by the redactor.
- The 7th station of the Exodus is in the Red Sea which is an anglified version of the Greek name, the Erythrian Sea. The Passage of the Red Sea is described in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
| Station | Biblical Reference | Description | Modern Location |
| 8. Sin Wilderness | Ex. 16:1, 17:1; Nu. 33:11-12 | God supplies quail and manna, "Between Elim and Elat" | Gulf of Aqaba |
| 9. Dophkah | Nu. 33:12-13 | "Dophkah" from the semitic root for Adonis, a Phoenician emporia at Elat | Egyptiam suburb of modern Elat |
| 10. Alush | Nu. 33:13-14 | the summit of Horeb where the water flowed from the rock | Mt Horab at modern Elat |
| 11. Rephidim | Ex. 17:1, 19:2; Nu. 33:14-15 | near Mt. Horab at Elat | Place of rhe First Contact with the Amalek and Rephidim of the Negev, Edom, and Canaan |
| 12. Sinai Wilderness | Ex. 19:1-2; Nu. 10:12, 33:15-16 | The campsites near Elat | |
| 13. Kibroth-Hattaavah | Nu. 11:35, 33:16-17 | lit. Graves of Longing or Graves of Lust | The burials of those who fought the Amalek at Horab |
| 14. Hazeroth | Nu. 11:35, 12:16, 33:17-18 | Between Elat and Kadesh Barnea | - - |
| 15. Rithmah | Nu. 33:18-19 | Near Kadesh Barnea | - - |
| 16. Rimmon-Perez | Nu. 33:19-20 | Kadesh Barnea the Brook of Egypt | - - |
| 17. Libnah | Nu. 33:20-21 | The White land in the West, | Libyan Frankincense emporia |
| 18. Rissah | Nu. 33:21-22 | a fortified well | on the Kings highway |
| 19. Kehelathah | Nu. 33:22-23 | The place of gathering antimony | on the Kings highway |
| 20. Mount Shapher | Nu. 33:23-24 | from Arabic safarya, journey, | from safar, departure |
| 21. Haradah | Nu. 33:24-25 | the place of departure a place of fear | between Mount Shapher and Makhelot near Moab |
| 22. Makheloth | Nu. 33:25-26 | A place dedicated to Moloch | Near Moab |
| 23. Tahath | Nu. 33:26-27 | Egyptian for the land of gardens | On the borders of Moab and Edom |
| 24. Tarah | Nu. 33:27-28 | Ta Ra The land of the Egyptians | On the borders of Moab and Edom |
| 25. Mithcah | Nu. 33:28-29 | associated with Petra | on the borders of Moab and Edom near Petra. |
| 26. Hashmonah | Nu. 33:29-30 | Ha Shmona | Kiryat Shmona South |
| 27. Moseroth | Nu. 33:30-31 | The place where Aaron died | at the foor of Mt Hor (Petra) |
| 28. Bene-Jaakan | Nu. 33:31-32 | the wells of Jaakan | Near Mt Hor (Petra) |
| 29. Petra | Nu. 33:32-33 | Siq The cleft in the cleft of the mountain | the entrance to Petra |
| 30. Jotbathah | Nu. 33:33-34 | Between Petra and Elat | - - |
| 31. Abronah | Nu. 33:34-35 | Near Elat | - - |
| 32. Ezion-Geber | Nu. 33:35-36 | Elat | Near northern tip of Gulf of Aqaba |
| 33. Kadesh | Nu. 20:1,22, 33:36-37 | Located in the Wilderness of Zin; Miriam's burial place | Kadesh Barnea, the southern Border of Israel at the Brook of Egypt |
| 34. Mount Hor (Petra) | Nu. 20:22, 21:4, 33:37-41 | On the MoabEdomite border; | Aaron's burial place |
| 35. Zalmonah | Nu. 33:41-42 | where the manna was delivered | textual artifact al mon = manna |
| 36. Punon | Nu. 33:42-43 | A place without mannah where the sons of Israel complained of hunger | and were attacked by snakes |
| 37. Oboth | Nu. 21:10-11, 33:43-44 | adjacent to Mt Nebo | Moab, Ammon, Edom, Zobah, and the Philistines |
| 38. Abarim Ruins | Nu. 21:11, 33:44-45 | Israelites encamped beneath Mount Nebo | at the ruins |
| 39. Dibon Gad | Nu. 33:45-46 | Dhiban was the capital of Moab | in Jordan east of the Dead Sea south of Amman |
| 40. Almon Diblathaim | Nu. 33:46-47 | where the manna was delivered by the west wind | Phillistine Athaim, a town in Moab |
| 41. Abarim Mountains | Nu. 33:13-14 | Israelites encamped beneath Mount Nebo | - - |
| 42. Moab Plains | Nu. 22:1, 33:48-50 | Israelites encamped on the Jordan River from Beith Hayishimoth to Aveil Hashittim | Occupied most of the Trans-Jordan region |
[edit] The stations of the Exodus after reaching Sinai
- The 8th reaches Sinai. None of the Stations are actually in the Sinai, but rather 14-25 follow the border of Edom heading North adjacent to it.
- The 9th-13th are in and around Elat
- The 14th-18th lead North up to Gaza following the western bound of Edom
- The 19th-21st lead East back to Moab following the northern bound of Edom
- The 22nd-25th lead south to Petra following the eastern bound of Edom
- The 26th through 28th are in and around Petra.
- The 29th-32nd lead south from the cleft in the mountain at Petra back to Ezion Geber or Elat.
- Station 33 goes back North to Kadesh
- Station 34 goes back East to Mt Hor at Petra.
- The 35th -37th lead north along the kings highway and the border of Moab to Mt Nebo.
- Station 38 is Mount Nebo and 39 is Dibon the capital of Moab.
- Stations 40-42 are in Moab near Mt Nebo.
