Soon after allowing the Children of Israel
to
Israelites find themselves
trapped between Pharaoh's armies and the sea.
G-d tells
Moses to raise his staff over the water; the
sea splits to allow the Israelites to pass through, and then closes over the pursuing Egyptians.
Moses and the Children of Israel
song
of praise and gratitude to G-d.
In the desert the people suffer thirst and hunger, and repeatedly
Aaron. G-d miraculously sweetens the bitter waters of Marah, and later has Moses bring forth
manna
to rain down from the heavens before dawn each morning, and
quails to appear in the
Israelite
camp each evening.The Children of Israel are instructed to gather a
manna on Friday, as none will descend on
Shabbat
, the divinely decreed day of rest. Some disobey and go to gather manna on the seventh day, but find nothing. Aaron preserves a small quantity of manna in a
testimony
for future generations.In Rephidim, the people are attacked by the
Amalekites
, who are defeated by Moses' prayers and an army raised by
Joshua
.
