On the Way to the Land of Promise

On the Way to the Land of Promise

From the Pilgrimage of Etheria*, a 4th century pilgrim to Constantinople, Sinai and Jerusalem:

"...Then, too, as we were going on the other side we saw the top of the mountain which overlooks the whole valley. ... 

They showed us also the stream of which holy Moses made the children of Israel drink, as it is written in Exodus. They showed us also the place where the seventy men received of the spirit that was upon Moses. They showed us also the place where the children of Israel lusted for meat. They showed us also the place which is called a Burning, because part of the camp was consumed what time holy Moses prayed, and the fire ceased. They showed us also the place where it rained manna and quails upon them.

Thus were shown to us (the sites of) all the events which in the sacred books of Moses are recorded to have occurred there, viz., in the valley which, as I have said, lies under the mount of God, holy Sinai. Now it would be too much to write of all these things one by one, for so great a number could not be remembered, but when your affection shall read the holy books of Moses it will more quickly recognize the things that were done in that place. Moreover this is the valley where the Passover was celebrated when one year had been fulfilled after that the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt.

For the children of Israel abode in that valley for some time, that is, while holy Moses ascended into and descended from the mount of God the first and the second time. ..."

*or Egeria

From the book  THE PILGRIMAGE OF ETHERIA by 
M.L. McClure and C. L. Feltoe, ed. and trans.