Exodus 13:18 meaning and explanation
So 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 13:18, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator explains God's route for the newly freed Israelites. The shorter coastal road through Philistine territory would have led straight into conflict, and God says the people might lose heart and turn back to Egypt.
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