Harnessed — More probably, “marshalled” or “in orderly array.” There is not the least indication that the Israelites had been disarmed by th…

But God led the people about. —Or, led the people a circuit—took them, not by the direct route through Pelusium,…

The children of Israel went up harnessed. The word חמשים,¹⁴⁸ chemishim, is derived from “Five,” from which some have e…

But God led the people about Instead of their going to the west, or northwest, towards Gaza and the Mediterranean sea, th…

There were two ways from Egypt to Canaan. One was only a few days' journey; the other was much farther around, through the wilderness, and that was…