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1 | Distance of Promise Land? | Exodus | foolishangel | 128613 | ||
I was once heard that the Promise Land, was only an 8 day distance away. Is there anywhere I can confirm that information? | ||||||
2 | Distance of Promise Land? | Exodus | EdB | 128614 | ||
Foolishangel I assume you mean when the children of Israel were in Egypt that the promised land was about 8 days away. That is correct and may have been even shorter if they had taken a direct route. However God lead them on a longer route Exodus 13:17-18. Even when we consider this new route it would probably take them only as few extra days. However we see rebellion and the fact they God was dealing with them the time of their journey grew. Then they stopped at Mt Sinai, Exodus 19 and God kept them there for a period of time. Even then the trip wasn't all that long and had they trusted God and possessed the land they would have a relatively short journey. However as we know from Numbers chapters 13 and 14 the people sent spies into the land and from their report lost trust in God. God then sentenced them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. EdB |
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3 | Distance of Promise Land? | Exodus | greentwiga | 140096 | ||
The time depends on the speed of the travel. When traveling up the east side of the dead sea in preparation to attack Jericho, they traveled about 11 miles per day, a decent pace for children and herds. That would have been 19 days from Goshen to Hebron (abt 200 mi). Some think that they traveled 200 miles in 5 days to get to Ezion Geber for the crossing of the Red Sea. Of course, traveling so fast would have left them unfit for battle. | ||||||