Featuring information related to David Rohl's view of the Israelite soujourn into Egypt in the days of Joseph, and the later Exodus (which he dates around 1450 BC).
According to Josephus, it was 215 years: "They left Egypt...four hundred and thirty years after our forefather Abraham came into Canaan, but two hundred and fifteen years only after Jacob removed into Egypt. 319 (Ant. 2.15.2 / 2.318). Now, the Masoretic text of Ex 12:40 simply says, "The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years." However, both the Samaritan Pentateuch and the LXX indicate that this period included the time Israel dwelt both "in Egypt, and in the land of Canaan..." Those versions (together with Josephus) help to make sense of Paul's comment in Gal 3:15-17 that the time from the Abrahamic Covenant to the ratification of the Sinai Covenant was "430 years."
Follow up question - This promise (Abrahamic Covenant ratification) is given in Genesis 22 right after Abraham's "firstborn" is spared and an animal (Sheep/Ram) is given as a sacrifice in his stead: "Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me” (Gen. 22:16-17). In the Exodus narrative there's a spotlight on the exact "same day" in Exodus 12:41, "at the end of four hundred and thirty years -- yea, it cometh to pass in this self-same day -- all the hosts of Jehovah have gone out from the land of Egypt." (This seems to indicate it was 430 years "to the exact day" of something that happened in the past.) The Exodus occurs on "Passover" day. Can we extrapolate backwards and say that the very first "passover day" (i.e. "same day”) was the sparing of Issac or maybe better stated the passover of Issac? Otherwise, what is the "self-same day" (YLT) referring to?
Follow up question - this just hit me - This promise (Abrahamic Covenant ratification) is given in Genesis 22 right after Abraham's "firstborn" is spared and an animal (Sheep/Ram) is given as a sacrifice in his stead: "Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me” (Gen. 22:16-17). In the Exodus narrative there's a spotlight on the exact "same day" in Exodus 12:41, "at the end of four hundred and thirty years -- yea, it cometh to pass in this self-same day -- all the hosts of Jehovah have gone out from the land of Egypt." (This seems to indicate it was 430 years "to the exact day" of something that happened in the past.) The Exodus occurs on "Passover" day. Can we extrapolate backwards and say that the very first "passover day" (i.e. "same day”) was the sparing of Issac or maybe better stated the passover of Issac? Otherwise, what is the "self-same day" (YLT) referring to?
How long was Israel in Egypt , after the famine pilgrimage, until Moses led the Exodus?
According to Josephus, it was 215 years: "They left Egypt...four hundred and thirty years after our forefather Abraham came into Canaan, but two hundred and fifteen years only after Jacob removed into Egypt. 319 (Ant. 2.15.2 / 2.318). Now, the Masoretic text of Ex 12:40 simply says, "The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years." However, both the Samaritan Pentateuch and the LXX indicate that this period included the time Israel dwelt both "in Egypt, and in the land of Canaan..." Those versions (together with Josephus) help to make sense of Paul's comment in Gal 3:15-17 that the time from the Abrahamic Covenant to the ratification of the Sinai Covenant was "430 years."
Follow up question - This promise (Abrahamic Covenant ratification) is given in Genesis 22 right after Abraham's "firstborn" is spared and an animal (Sheep/Ram) is given as a sacrifice in his stead: "Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me” (Gen. 22:16-17). In the Exodus narrative there's a spotlight on the exact "same day" in Exodus 12:41, "at the end of four hundred and thirty years -- yea, it cometh to pass in this self-same day -- all the hosts of Jehovah have gone out from the land of Egypt." (This seems to indicate it was 430 years "to the exact day" of something that happened in the past.) The Exodus occurs on "Passover" day. Can we extrapolate backwards and say that the very first "passover day" (i.e. "same day”) was the sparing of Issac or maybe better stated the passover of Issac? Otherwise, what is the "self-same day" (YLT) referring to?
Follow up question - this just hit me - This promise (Abrahamic Covenant ratification) is given in Genesis 22 right after Abraham's "firstborn" is spared and an animal (Sheep/Ram) is given as a sacrifice in his stead: "Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me” (Gen. 22:16-17). In the Exodus narrative there's a spotlight on the exact "same day" in Exodus 12:41, "at the end of four hundred and thirty years -- yea, it cometh to pass in this self-same day -- all the hosts of Jehovah have gone out from the land of Egypt." (This seems to indicate it was 430 years "to the exact day" of something that happened in the past.) The Exodus occurs on "Passover" day. Can we extrapolate backwards and say that the very first "passover day" (i.e. "same day”) was the sparing of Issac or maybe better stated the passover of Issac? Otherwise, what is the "self-same day" (YLT) referring to?