Succoth
Town
Location disputed Tell el Maskhuta: about 330 km (200 miles) southwest of Jerusalem
Where Scholars Place It
- Tell el Maskhuta Possible
- Jabal Maryam Less likely
- Tell er Retaba Less likely
Succoth in the Bible Dictionary · The Exodus · Another Succoth (town · Genesis 33:17)
Named in 4 Verses
- Exodus 12:37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
- Exodus 13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
- Numbers 33:5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
- Numbers 33:6 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
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