Numbers 33:3

And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.

Cross-references

Exodus 12:2 Historical context

Exodus 12:2 establishes the first month as the start of the calendar; this verse records the departure happening in that same first month.

Exodus 12:37 gives a parallel account: Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, adding the number (600,000 men) to this same departure.

Exodus 13:4 Parallel

Exodus 13:4 also says 'in the month of Abib you are going out' — the same event and month described here with more detail.

Exodus 14:8 Parallel

Exodus 14:8 uses the same phrase 'with a high hand' (triumphantly) and adds that Pharaoh pursued them — a direct linguistic parallel.

Micah 2:13 Allusion

In Micah 2:13, God as the breaker leads his people out, mirroring the bold exodus departure from Egypt described here.

Genesis 47:11 Historical context

Genesis 47:11 identifies Rameses as the land where Joseph settled Jacob’s family — the same place Israel later departs from in this verse.

Exodus 1:11 Historical context

Exodus 1:11 mentions the Israelites building the store city of Raamses (Rameses) as slaves — the very city they now leave triumphantly.

Isaiah 52:12 promises a future exodus without haste, contrasting with the first Exodus — yet both involve God leading His people out.

Psalm 105:38 Related theme

Psalm 105:38 recalls that Egypt was glad when Israel left because dread had fallen on them — a later reflection on this triumphant departure.