Israel’s Wandering in the Wilderness
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
—the journey from Egypt toward Canaan narrated chiefly in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. God led Israel by the pillar of cloud and fire, gave manna, supplied water, established the covenant at Sinai, and ordered the people’s worship and communal life. The bitter water at Marah was made drinkable, water came from the rock, and God preserved the people despite the dangers of the wilderness.