But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.
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Interpretation
Pharaoh would think that all Israel was entangled in the wilderness, and so would become an easy prey. But God says, I will be honoured upon Pharaoh.
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This thought runs through Exodus 14:5-9.
Glossary
- Baal-zephon Place
- Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Tell Defenneh.
- Pi-hahiroth Place
- Place where the reeds grow (LXX. and Copt. read “farmstead”), the name of a place in Egypt where the children of Israel encamped ( Ex. 14:2 , 9), how long is uncertain. Modern identification: plain near Jabal Jinayfah.