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The Journey to Succoth
v. 37. And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, the neighborhood of the city or the district where they had been living in Egypt, to Succoth, on the edge of the wilderness toward the east, where the Suez Canal now passes through, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children, the Hebrew word including all of those that did not travel on foot, but on beasts of burden or in wagons. The entire number of the people may well have exceeded two million souls.
v. 38. And a mixed multitude went up also with them, a company of people that were not Israelites, a mixture of various peoples, chiefly adventurers of a low type, Num_11:4, a medley, a great rabble; and flocks and herds, even very much cattle.
v. 39. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; these unleavened cakes were the only provision they had, for their deliverance came upon them much more quickly than they had looked for; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. Thus they celebrated, for the first time, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And so the name of the Lord was magnified by this great deliverance, which remained a source of inspiration to the Hebrew poets for many hundreds of years, even as we Christians sing the praises of the eternal redemption which was gained for us by Christ.