but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
And Moses led Israel onward 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.
who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, (wherein were) fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;