By now, you are well aware of the complications of tracking the Exodus Route from Rameses to the entry point of the Israelites to their Promised Land in Canaan. I have quoted the words of William Dever and K.A. Kitchen for you before, “Any attempt …
Unravelling The Remaining Route Nuggets
Is Petra the Location of Greater Kadesh?
I have shown you that there were multiple places named Kadesh meaning ‘holy’. It makes sense to conclude that there was a northern location named Kadesh and a more southern location. To conclude that there were two sites in particular help us to understand the …
Following the Trail from Sinai – Putting the Pieces Together
I am still focused on unravelling the detail related to the route the Israelites took after they left Mount Sinai. I am sure you have gained a bird’s-eye view of what faces scholars, adventurers and interested people when it comes to the question of the …
Where On Earth is Kadesh and / or Kadesh Barnea?
The Israelites, the whole community, arrived in the first month (of the third year) at the Wilderness of Zin. The people settled at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried. Numbers 20:1 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh: ‘To the king of Edom, your brother Israel …
The Problem of Multiple Toponyms with the Same Name
In the previous Nugget I began to unravel the remaining route and told you that we have difficulties. The first problem is that we appear to have too many place names in the Numbers 33 list to fit into a route which should not have …
The Journey from Sinai Onward: Unravelling the Remaining Route
I have brought you to Sinai, the Mountain of God. Now we need to track the route from Sinai onward to Kadesh Barnea in the Wilderness of Paran and on finally to the Promised Land. We have reached a cross over point after arriving at …