Numbers 14:25

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Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley: tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

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Maps for this passage

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

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Egypt was the land of Israel’s slavery, from which the Lord had recently delivered them; returning there would reject his saving purpose. The way of the Red Sea was the wilderness route turning southward, marking Israel’s divinely imposed retreat after their unbelief at Kadesh.

Places in this passage

Numbers 14:25 mentions Egypt and Way of the Red Sea.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

Photo of Way of the Red Sea — Way of the Red Sea · zstadler