When he arose, he took the Child and his mother by night , and departed into "" Egypt "" .The Virgin rode upon a donkey , carrying the babe on her arms , while Joseph strode in front , leading the animal … is most probable that the Holy Family avoided to follow the usual regular way after escaping from Palestine to Egypt at that time . They Vrobably entered it after passing through Sinai Desert
At Farama or Pelusium , Which stands between ,Al Arish and Port said . They came to the town of Basta , Know to –day, is Called : TAL –BASTA near the city of Zagazig . Nc sooner has the Holy Child entered the town , that the idols and statues thereof collapsed before him , an event which exasperated the heathen priests and the population of the town and they refused to accept the Family to stay among them and ill-teated them a good personality of Tal–Basta advised the Family to go to a village near the town where they found a tree in the shade of which they stayed some days . There JESUS caused a spring to flow , where the Virgin Bathed the Child and washed his clothes . The place to –Day is called : ((Al-MAHAMAH )) the (( Bath )) and tremendous numbers of visitors , Egyptians or foreigners still visit it frequently . It isreported that the Holy Family also stopped at the place on their way back to Palestine .