Exodus 13:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Exodus 13:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Etham - The house or “sanctuary of Tum” (the Sun God worshipped especially by that name in Lower Egypt), was in the immediate vicinity of Heliopolis, called by the Egyptians the fortress of Zar,...
Exodus 13:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Route of the Exodus ( Exodus 13:17-19 E, Exodus 13:20 P). The religious insight of the writer (God led the people) is sounder than his knowledge of history: the Philistines-' presence cannot hav...
Exodus 13:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. Encamped in Etham - As for the reasons assigned on Exodus 13:17 , God would not lead the Israelites by...
Exodus 13:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

From Succoth, and encamped in Etham— The Lord for wise and good reasons, not thinking proper to lead the people directly into Canaan through the land of the Philistines, which was but a journey o...
Exodus 13:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. They took their journey from Succoth - (see the notes at Exodus 12:37 ; also at Leviticus 23:...
Exodus 13:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Consecration of the Firstborn. The March to Etham 1-16. The Consecration of the Firstborn. All Israel was holy unto the Lord: see on Exodus 19:5 ; Exodus 19:6 . But the firstborn of man and...
Exodus 13:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE JOURNEY RESUMED. (20) They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham. — The exact positions of both Succoth and Etham are uncertain, and can only be conjectured; but they probab...
Exodus 13:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII. THE LAW OF THE FIRSTBORN. Exodus 13:1-22 . Much that was said in the twelfth chapter is repeated in the thirteenth. And this repetition is clearly due to a formal rehearsal, ma...
Exodus 13:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the People are Led out and Pursued Exodus 13:17-22 ; Exodus 14:1-9 There were two routes to Canaan, the nearest through the land of the Philistines; but to take that would have exposed the Heb...
Exodus 13:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As the Passover feast signified the deliverance from death by obedience, and the sprinkling of blood signified redemption through death, the feast of Unleavened Bread was established in connection wi...
Exodus 13:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Holy Ghost by his servant Paul hath given us sufficient authority to explain this pillar of cloud, this Shechinah, in express application to the Lord Jesus Christ, the great angel of the Covenant...
Exodus 13:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they took their journey from Succoth ,.... On the second day, as Jarchi observes, from their coming out of Egypt, which was the sixteenth of Nisan: and encamped in Etham , in the edge of the w...
Exodus 13:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. Ver. 20. From Succoth. ] Their first rendezvous. Exo 12:37
Exodus 13:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GOD'S CLAIMS ON THE FIRSTBORN (vs.1-2) Rather than God's allowing the people to rush to get out of the borders of Egypt, He calmly insists first on His own claims over Israel. Only in verse 20 of...
Exodus 13:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Pillar of Fire and Fire. B. C. 1491. 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let...
Exodus 13:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Exodus 13:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Yahweh Leads His People Out Of Egypt In Triumph ( Exodus 13:17 to Exodus 14:31 ). The acknowledgement of Yahweh's initial deliverance having been dealt with the narrative now moves on to the esc...
Exodus 13:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 13:21 . A pillar of cloud] Most interesting is it to trace the Scripture allusions to this pillar. How completely the Hebrew camp was controlled in its movements by it may...
Exodus 13:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 13:2 . Sanctify unto me all the firstborn. The firstborn having the birthright, were, according to the patriarchal economy, the priests of God. The firstlings of the clean beasts were to be...
Exodus 13:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DIRECTION OF THE JOURNEY .—The direct road from Tanis to Palestine—a road much frequented under the nineteenth dynasty—lay along the coast of the Mediterranean, and condu...
Exodus 13:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Stage of the Journey
Exodus 13:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Exodus 13:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 13:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 13:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 13:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 13:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 13:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 13:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 13:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 13:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 13:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 13:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge