Balaam Blesses Israel
Concerned that the vast number of Israelites would overwhelm his land, King Balak of Moab summoned Balaam to come and curse them. Balaam traveled from… Read More »Balaam Blesses Israel
Concerned that the vast number of Israelites would overwhelm his land, King Balak of Moab summoned Balaam to come and curse them. Balaam traveled from… Read More »Balaam Blesses Israel
As with Edom and Moab, the Israelites asked permission to pass through the territory of King Sihon, but he refused. When Sihon attacked the Israelites… Read More »Israel Defeats Og and Sihon
After many years of wandering in the wilderness as a consequence of their sin, the Israelites set out from Kadesh-barnea toward the Promised Land. It… Read More »The Journey to Canaan
After the Lord had condemned the people for refusing to enter Canaan, a group of Israelites changed their mind and tried to go up, even… Read More »The Failed Entry into Canaan
When the Israelites first arrived at Kadesh-barnea, Moses dispatched 12 spies to scout out the Promised Land of Canaan. For 40 days the spies traveled… Read More »The Journey of the Spies
c. 1446/1260 b.c. The book of Numbers details the Israelites’ experience in the wilderness as they journeyed from Mount Sinai to Canaan. As with the exodus,… Read More »Journeys in the Wilderness
c. 1446/1260 b.c. The book of Exodus finishes with Moses and Israel having constructed and assembled the tabernacle at the base of Mount Sinai. The book… Read More »The Setting of Leviticus
1446/1260 b.c. Among the many theories regarding the route of the exodus, the traditional route to Jebel Musa is considered by many scholars to be the… Read More »The Journey to Mount Sinai
c. 1900/1730 b.c. Joseph arrived in Egypt during the reign of the Twelfth Dynasty, arguably the zenith of Egypt’s power. Shortly before this era, Upper and… Read More »Egypt at the Time of Joseph
c. 1900/1730 b.c. Jacob sent Joseph from Hebron to Shechem to find his brothers, who had been pasturing their father’s flock. When Joseph arrived, he learned… Read More »Joseph and His Brothers
c. 1976/1810 b.c. After acquiring wealth in Paddan-aram, Jacob returned to Canaan. He came to Mahanaim, where he sent his household ahead of him and crossed… Read More »Jacob Returns to Canaan
c. 2026/1860 b.c. When Isaac was 40 years old, Abraham sent his eldest servant back to Paddan-aram, the land of his relatives, to obtain a wife… Read More »Journeys to Paddan-aram