They were facing the stubbornness, wantonness and cruelty of Pharaoh.
In Exodus god provided manna for the Hebrew people.
Egypt
because moses let his people out of Egypt
They were still called Hebrews or Hebrew people. But they were also called Israelites or the Children of Israel.
The Hebrew laws are contained in the Torah. God gave us the Torah (Exodus 24:12) as a manifestation of His covenant with us (Exodus ch.19), to make us a holy people.
In the land of Israel (formerly Canaan).
Moses lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt.
A:There is no proof that Moses even existed and, in fact, the overwhelming consensus of scholars is that the events ofthe Book of Exodus never really occurred. So, we can not look for proof of anything about Moses. However, there is evidence in the Book of Exodus that Moses identified with the Hebrew people, because of his willingness to risk his life by killing the Egyptian in retaliation for his ill-treatment of the Hebrews (Exodus 2:11-12). This event is not proof if it probably never occurred, the view of most scholars, but if we choose to accept the Book of Exodus as a historical record then this shows that Moses identified with the Hebrew people.
The Hebrew people being led out of Egypt by their prophet Moses; being given the laws of G-d by G-d; learning obedience; and the beginning of the journey to the promised land.
Because it narrates, among other things, the events of the Israelite enslavement in Egypt and their exodus (egress) from there.See also:http://www.academia.edu/1651319/Is_the_Exodus_Story_Possiblehttp://www.biblicalchronologist.org/answers/exodus_egypt.phpAnd the wider picture:http://judaism.answers.com/hebrew/does-archaeology-support-the-hebrew-bible
The Hebrew people sprayed blood on the door of their houses in Egypt, and the angel passed by these houses. and the first born escaped. But the egyptians did not have it on their doors so their first born was slain.
Jacob became known as Israel in the Book of Genesis.