Tour · c. 1526 BC

Moses before the Exodus

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1. Rameses Exod 1:11–2:10

   Israel is set to build the store cities Pithom and Rameses; a Hebrew boy drawn out of the water is named Moses.

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2. Midian Exod 2:11–22 · ≈ 400 km in a straight line

   At forty he flees from Pharaoh to the land of Midian and sits down by a well.

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3. Mount Horeb Exod 3:1–4:17 · ≈ 100 km in a straight line

   At Horeb, the mountain of God, the bush burns and is not consumed: "I AM THAT I AM."

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4. Egypt Exod 4:18–5:1 · ≈ 315 km in a straight line

   Back in Egypt Moses and Aaron say to Pharaoh: "Let my people go."

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