Exodus 13:17
17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If [the people] face war, [they] might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If [the people] face war, [they] might change their minds and return to Egypt.”