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What happened to the Hebrews during the time that they were in Egypt?
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∙ 8y ago
During the time of Joseph, the people of Israel were taken as slaves into Egypt for four hundred years. When the slaverly of them stopped is when Moses, God's first prophet, took them back to Israel, which took forty years of walking threw the desert.
NOTE: Nationality: Israelite; Race: Jewish; Language: Hebrew
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoAccording to tradition, the Israelites (Hebrews) at first enjoyed a prosperous period in Egypt (Genesis 47:27), since the Egyptians were grateful to Joseph (a leading Israelite) for having enabled them to survive a famine (Genesis ch.41). Later, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians (Exodus ch.1), with backbreaking labor and cruel decrees (ibid). By the time of the Exodus, many of the Israelites had given up hope (Exodus ch.6).
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∙ 8y agoAccording to tradition, the Israelites (Hebrews) at first enjoyed a prosperous period in Egypt (Genesis 47:27), since the Egyptians were grateful to Joseph (a leading Israelite) for having enabled them to survive a famine (Genesis 41). Later, they are said to have been enslaved by Egyptian pharaohs who knew nothing of Joseph.
Historians, on the other hand, tend towards the view that the Hebrews never were in Egypt or enslaved as an entire nation, as portrayed in The Bible. Furthermore, the consensus is that there was no biblical Exodus from Egypt. Many scholars now say that the Israelites were actually rural Canaanites who left the region of the rich coastal cities to settle peacefully in the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland.
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∙ 11y agoThey were harshly enslaved by the Egyptians.
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The Israelites came to Egypt during a time of famine and stayed there. A later Pharaoh who did not know what Joseph had done for the Egyptians enslaved them.
Were the ancient Hebrews located in Israel?
Yes, from Abraham onward, except for the time of their sojourn in Egypt.
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They were shepherds under the protection of the Pharaoh of that time and his viceroy, Joseph.
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theystayed in Egyptthey stayed in egypt
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It depends on what time period you're referring to.
What is the setting in the story of Joseph the Dreamer?
The story of Joseph the Dreamer is set in ancient Egypt and Canaan, during a time when the Hebrews were living as shepherds and Joseph eventually rises to power in Egypt. The story spans different locations, from Joseph's family home to Egypt's palaces and prisons.
When did the Hebrews appear in Asia?
The Hebrews (more accurately the Israelites, since the southern kingdom was not dispersed there at this time) went into Asia during the time of Xerxes.
Who is Melchizedek of Hebrews 7?
A priest who lived during Abraham's time
