Exodus 13:17-18

¹⁷When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

¹⁸So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

— Exodus 13:17-18

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Cross References for Exodus 13:17-18

• Exodus 14:11-12
• Numbers 14:1-4
• Nehemiah 9:17
• Luke 14:27-32
• 1 Kings 8:47
• Acts 7:39
• Deuteronomy 20:8
• Exodus 14:2
• Numbers 33:6-8
• Exodus 16:2-3

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