Exodus 8:27

27We must go athree daysjourney into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God bas he tells us.”

Exodus 13:17-18

Pillars of Cloud and Fire

17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did cnot lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people dchange their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” 18But God eled the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.
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