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Etham

Etham, a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land, on the map, with its verse.

EthamJerusalemSinaiBethlehemRamesesSuccothPi-hahirothMarahElimThe wilderness of SinRephidimHazerothKadeshMount HorJUDAEA

In the text

Etham · Tell er Retaba

Shown at Tell er Retaba, 30.55° N, 31.96° E.

The site is not known. One proposal takes Etham as another name for Pithom, shown here at Tell er Retaba.

  • And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

    Exodus 13:20

On this journey

Stop 3 of 14 · Rameses to the plains of MoabThe Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land

Questions

Where is Etham?

The atlas shows it at Tell er Retaba, 30.55° N, 31.96° E. The site is not known. One proposal takes Etham as another name for Pithom, shown here at Tell er Retaba.

What happened at Etham in the Bible?

The KJV names Etham in Exodus 13:20. "And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness." (Exodus 13:20). It is a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land.

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.