Exodus 12:37

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The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, besides children.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived and been enslaved, from which the Lord was now leading them out in the Exodus. Rameses, likely in the eastern Nile Delta, was the departure point for the Israelites’ journey toward Succoth and marks the beginning of their national deliverance.

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Exodus 12:37 mentions Egypt and Rameses.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato