This tells me only of that period (i.e., the general period of the exodus.) Whence do I derive the same for succeeding periods? From (Ibid. 33:38) "in the fortieth year of the exodus of the children of Israel from the land of Egypt in the fifth month" (Av).
The Torah Still Counts Time from the Exodus
Mekhilta Tractate Bachodesh 1:3