Israel sets out from Sinai
After a census and almost a year at Sinai, the cloud lifted and Israel marched out by tribes, with the ark going ahead of them.
When the ark went forward, Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”
Numbers 10:35 (World English Bible)
The census counted 603,550 fighting men, not including the Levites, who were set apart to carry and care for the tabernacle. The tribes camped and marched in a fixed order around the tabernacle, moving only when the cloud moved.
Places
Mount SinaiWilderness of SinaiParan
Dating notes
The 20th day of the second month of the second year (Numbers 10:11), which Ussher computes as 9 June (Julian), 1490 BC by the reckoning used here.