Stations of the Exodus - wikipedia Stations of the Exodus This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( November 2008 ) Wanderings in the desert map, 1641 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 and Deuteronomy. According to the documentary hypothesis, the list of the Stations is believed to have originally been a distinct and separate source text. In this hypothesis, it is believed that the redactor, in combining the Torah 's sources, used parts of the Stations list to fill out awkward joins between the main sources. The list records 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 books of Exodus and Numbers. However, a slightly variant version of the list appears in full at Numbers 33, and several parts of the journey described in the full list, most noticeably the journey from Sinai to Zin, do not appear in the fragmented version. It is tempting to suggest that the journey from Sinai to Zin was cut out of the fragmented version due to a copying error caused by the similarity in sound of `` Sinai '' and `` Zin ''. However, as there are 42 locations in the full list, and the Israelites were said to have been in the desert for 40 years, it is possible that several locations in the full list were added to the list of destinations as a literary device. Both versions of the list contain several brief narrative fragments. For example ``... and they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water, and seventy date - palms... ''. It is a 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 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. Biblical commentators like St Jerome in his Epistle to Fabiola, Bede ( Letter to Acca : `` De Mansionibus Filiorum Israhel '' ) and St Peter Damian discussed the Stations according to the Hebrew meanings of their names. Dante modeled the 42 chapters of his Vita Nuova on them. List of the Stations of the Exodus Station Biblical reference Description Modern location Raamses Ex. 12 : 37 ; Nu. 33 : 3, 5 The Raamses district was of the highest quality land in Egypt ( Ge. 47 : 11 ) Sukkoth Ex. 12 : 37, 13 : 20 ; Nu. 33 : 5 - 6 An Egyptian city near the border Tjeku ( Zuko ), Tell el - Maskhuta ( Pithom ) Etham Ex. 13 : 20 ; Nu. 33 : 6 - 8 `` On the edge of the wilderness '' Ismailia ? Pi - Hahiroth Ex. 14 : 2 - 3 ; Nu. 33 : 7 - 8 Lit. Mouth of the Gorges, `` between Migdol and the sea, opposite Ba'al - Zephon '' ( possibly `` the Bay of Hiroth '' ) Prob. a channel opening into one of the Bitter Lakes or the Mediterranean - Pi - hahiroth was located near the Red Sea. Marah Ex. 15 : 23 ; Nu. 33 : 8 - 9 Lit. ' bitterness ' 30 kilometres north of As Suways ( the port of Suez ) ? Elim Ex. 15 : 27, 16 : 1 ; Nu. 33 : 9 - 10 Had 12 wells and 70 palm trees ? By the Red Sea Nu. 33 : 10 - 11 - - Near Gulf of Suez Sin Wilderness Ex. 16 : 1, 17 : 1 ; Nu. 33 : 11 - 12 God supplies quail and manna, `` Between Elim and Sinai '' Dophkah Nu. 33 : 12 - 13 - - - - Alush Nu. 33 : 13 - 14 - - - - Rephidim Ex. 17 : 1, 19 : 2 ; Nu. 33 : 14 - 15 God commands Moses to strike a `` Rock of Horeb '', water gushes forth to alleviate thirst. ? Sinai Wilderness Ex. 19 : 1 - 2 ; Nu. 10 : 12, 33 : 15 - 16 Near Mount Sinai Kibroth - Hattaavah Nu. 11 : 35, 33 : 16 - 17 Lit. Graves of Longing or Graves of Lust - - Hazeroth Nu. 11 : 35, 12 : 16, 33 : 17 - 18 - - - - Rithmah Nu. 33 : 18 - 19 - - - - Rimmon - Perez Nu. 33 : 19 - 20 - - - - Libnah Nu. 33 : 20 - 21 - - - - Rissah Nu. 33 : 21 - 22 - - - - Kehelathah Nu. 33 : 22 - 23 - - - - Mount Shapher Nu. 33 : 23 - 24 - - - - Haradah Nu. 33 : 24 - 25 - - - - Makheloth Nu. 33 : 25 - 26 - - - - Tahath Nu. 33 : 26 - 27 - - - - Tarah Nu. 33 : 27 - 28 - - - - Mithcah Nu. 33 : 28 - 29 - - - - Hashmonah Nu. 33 : 29 - 30 - - - - Moseroth Nu. 33 : 30 - 31 - - - - Bene - Jaakan Nu. 33 : 31 - 32 - - - - Hor Haggidgad Nu. 33 : 32 - 33 - - - - Jotbathah Nu. 33 : 33 - 34 - - - - Abronah Nu. 33 : 34 - 35 - - - - Ezion - Geber Nu. 33 : 35 - 36 - - Near northern tip of Gulf of Aqaba Kadesh Nu. 20 : 1, 22, 33 : 36 - 37 Located in the Wilderness of Zin ; Miriam 's burial place Probably Ain el Qadeis Mount Hor Nu. 20 : 22, 21 : 4, 33 : 37 - 41 On the Edomite border ; Aaron 's burial place - - Zalmonah Nu. 33 : 41 - 42 - - - - Punon Nu. 33 : 42 - 43 - - - - Oboth Nu. 21 : 10 - 11, 33 : 43 - 44 - - - - Abarim Ruins Nu. 21 : 11, 33 : 44 - 45 - - - - Dibon Gad Nu. 33 : 45 - 46 - - - - Almon Diblathaim Nu. 33 : 46 - 47 - - - - Abarim Mountains Nu. 33 : 13 - 14 Israelites encamped beneath Mount Nebo - - 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 References Jump up ^ Nili S. Fox, in Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler ( editors ), The Jewish study Bible, Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation, Oxford University Press, Oxford ( 1999 ), p. 349 : `` The literary style of the itinerary, the repetition of campsite names, and the highlighting of events in those places closely resemble extant military records from the ancient Near East, especially from Assyria. Accordingly, the notation in this Priestly source that Moses recorded the starting points of their various marches ( v. 2 ) fits the genre. Some scholars, however, consider ch 33 a composite text extracted from other portions of Numbers, Exodus, and Deuteronomy. '' Jump up ^ Numbers 14 : 33 ; Deuteronomy 8 : 2 Jump up ^ Gregory F. LaNave, et al., The Fathers of the Church : Mediaeval Continuation, The Letters of Peter Damian 151 - 180, Letter 160, pp. 110 ff., The Catholic University of America Press, Washington D.C. ( 2005 ) Jump up ^ Julia Bolton Holloway, Sweet New Style : Brunetto Latino, Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer, Chapter III, ( 2003 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stations_of_the_Exodus&oldid=854166326 '' Categories : Stations of the Exodus Documentary hypothesis Book of Exodus Book of Numbers Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from November 2008 All articles lacking in - text citations Talk About Wikipedia Bahasa Indonesia עברית Русский Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 August 2018, at 11 : 58 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how many places did the israelites camp in the wilderness
Answer: 42