The Torah recounts the Forty Two places where Bene Yisrael stopped en route between Egypt and the land of Israel (BaMidbar 33:1-49). Rashi ZT'L ZY’A explains that far from being a mere travelogue recalling places along the way this record underscores

G-D’s kindness in that Twenty Two of the journeys took place in the First and Fortieth years in the desert meaning during the remaining Thirty Eight years Ben Yisrael only had to travel Twenty times. Rashi further cites the Midrash Tanchumah… Continue