How many men left Egypt when Israel journeyed from Ramesses to Succoth?
Six hundred thousand men on foot journeyed from Ramesses to Succoth, not counting children and women. This figure comes from Exodus 12:37 and describes Israel’s departure from Egypt’s delta region in Goshen. The total company was therefore much larger than the men alone.
Les teaches from Exodus 12:37 that the children of Israel journeyed from Ramesses to Succoth. He identifies Ramesses as being in the delta area of Egypt, up in Goshen. The text says there were six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides the children and the women. Les therefore treats the 600,000 as the male count only, with the full departing group being far larger. He also recalls earlier estimating three to seven million in the Exodus and later reading a Jerusalem Post article where a rabbi used almost identical figures, about three to five.
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Where was Ramesses located when Israel journeyed from it to Succoth?
Ramesses was located in the delta area of Egypt, specifically in the region of Goshen. From there the children of Israel journeyed to Succoth, six hundred thousand men on foot, besides the women and children. This is recorded in Exodus chapter 12, verse 37.
How many men left Egypt in the Exodus?
The biblical account states that six hundred thousand men on foot journeyed from Ramesses to Succoth at the Exodus, besides the children and women. This number refers specifically to the men, not the total population, which also included women and children.
More Questions
Where did the Israelites journey from and to at the start of the Exodus?
The children of Israel journeyed from Ramesses to Succoth, with Ramesses located up in the delta area of Egypt, in Goshen.
Besides the 600,000 Israelite men, who else went out of Egypt with them?
Along with the six hundred thousand young Jewish men who left Egypt, the very next verse (Exodus 12:38) says a mixed multitude also went out with them.