Jeremiah 41: Ishmael Murders Gedaliah

Nethaniah’s son Ishmael and his men kill Gedaliah at Mizpah along with the Judeans and Babylonian soldiers there, then murder all but ten of eighty pilgrims bringing offerings. Johanan rescues the captives Ishmael is taking toward Ammon, and the survivors, afraid of Babylon, head toward Egypt.

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Why did Johanan and the survivors stop near Bethlehem, meaning to go on to Egypt (Jeremiah 41:16-18)?

Pharaoh had invited them to come under his protectionJeremiah had told them the LORD wanted them to live thereThey feared the Chaldeans now that Babylon’s governor was deadIshmael was still chasing them with the Ammonite army