24 Bible Verses about Camping During The Exodus

Please do not leave us, Moses said. You know where we can camp in the desert. You can be our guide.

He went ahead of you to find places for you to camp. He offered fire by night and cloud by day to show you the way you should go.

The angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.

So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. There was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

The Israelites will put up their tents with each family under the flag that symbolizes its household. They will locate their tents around and facing the tent of meeting. On the east side, facing the rising sun, the armies led by Judah will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab. The total number of men in his army is seventy-four thousand six hundred.read more.
Next to them will be the tribe of Issachar. The leader for the people of Issachar is Nethanel, son of Zuar. The total number of men in his army is fifty-four thousand four hundred. Then will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader for the people of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon. The total number of men in his army is fifty-seven thousand four hundred. The grand total of all the troops in Judah's camp is one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They will be the first group to move out. On the south side the armies led by Reuben will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Reuben is Elizur, son of Shedeur The total number of men in his army is forty-six thousand five hundred. The tribe of Simeon will be next to them. Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai is the leader for the people of Simeon. The total number of men in his army is fifty-nine thousand three hundred. The tribe of Gad will be next. Eliasaph, son of Deuel is the leader for the people of Gad. The total number of men in his army is forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. The grand total of all the troops in Reuben's camp is one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They will be the second group to move out. When the tent of meeting is moved, the Levites will stay in the middle of the groups. The tribes will move out in the same order as they are in the camp, everyone in place under his own flag (staff) (scepter). On the west side the armies led by Ephraim will camp under their flag. Elishama, son of Ammihud is the leader for the people of Ephraim. The total number of men in his army is forty thousand five hundred. Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader for the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur. The total number of men in his army is thirty-two thousand two hundred. Then will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader for the people of Benjamin is Abidan, son of Gideoni. The total number of men in his army is thirty-five thousand four hundred. The grand total of all the troops in Ephraim's camp is one hundred and eight thousand one hundred. They will be the third group to move out. On the north side the armies led by Dan will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Dan is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai. The total number of men in his army is sixty-two thousand seven hundred. Next to them will be the tribe of Asher. The leader for the people of Asher is Pagiel, son of Ochran. The total number of men in his army is forty-one thousand five hundred. Then will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader for the people of Naphtali is Ahira, son of Enan. The total number of men in his army is fifty-three thousand four hundred. The grand total of all the men in Dan's camp is one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will be the last group to move out. They will travel under their own flag. This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. As Jehovah had commanded Moses, the Levites were not registered along with the other Israelites. The Israelites did everything as Jehovah had commanded Moses. They set up camp under their flags, and each person traveled with his own family and household.

There he saw the people of Israel camped tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God took control of him.

The Israelites would break camp or set up camp at Jehovah's command. They stayed at the place where the column of smoke stayed over the tent.

The same thing happened when the smoke stayed only a few days over the tent: At Jehovah's command they would set up camp, and at his command they would break camp.

At Jehovah's command they set up camp, and at his command they broke camp. They obeyed the command Jehovah gave through Moses.

When the smoke moved from the tent the Israelites would break camp. Wherever it stopped the Israelites would set up camp.

Put the Levites in charge of the tent of God's words, including the equipment for the tent and everything else having to do with the tent. The Levites will carry the tent and all its equipment. They will take care of the tent and camp around it.

The Levites will camp all around the tent of God's words. In this way Jehovah will not be angry with the congregation of Israel. So the Levites will be in charge of the tent of God's words.

The other Israelites will camp with each family in its own area under its own flag.

The Israelites did everything as Jehovah had commanded Moses. They set up camp under their flags, and each person traveled with his own family and household.

The families descended from Gershon put up their tents on the west side behind the tent of meeting.

The families descended from Kohath put up their tents on the south side of the tent of meeting.

This clan was to camp on the north side of the Tent, with Zuriel son of Abihail as leader of the clan.

Moses, Aaron, and his sons put up their tents on the east side in front of the tent of meeting. They were in charge of the holy place on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who tried to do the Levites' duties had to be put to death.

The Israelites left Sukkoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.

Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the Red Sea, near Baal Zephon.

The Israelites moved and set up camp at Oboth.

Then they camped in Zered Valley.

They moved again and camped on the north side of the Arnon River, in the desert that extends into Amorite territory. The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.

The Israelites moved and set up camp across from Jericho. They were on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River.