Exodus 15:22

So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Cross-reference

Exodus 3:18 Prophetic fulfillment

In Exodus 3:18, Moses requests a three-day journey into the wilderness; here that journey is undertaken.

In Numbers 33:8, the same three-day journey into the Desert of Etham is recorded as part of Israel's itinerary.

Genesis 16:7 Historical context

Genesis 16:7 identifies the same Desert of Shur where Hagar encountered the angel — the very region Israel now enters after crossing the Red Sea.