When did the Hebrews escape from Egypt?

Answer 1

The date of the Exodus from Egypt was 1446BC [dated by Bishop Ussher]. The above date variation depends on whether the person is non-christian or christian, and if they hold Scripture high or not: dating it only reinforces the fact that it did actually occur.

Answer 2

Jewish tradition, quoted in ancient sources such as the Seder Olam (written 1800 years ago), states that the year of the Exodus from Egypt was 1312 BCE. The Israelites entered Canaan forty years later and spread throughout Canaan during the ensuing fifteen years. See also:

Traditional timeline

Evidence of the Exodus

Answer 3

The Bible confidently places the Hebrew escape from Egypt at approximately 1440 BCE, and this is therefore the traditional date for the Exodus. However, this is far too early, as the city of pi-Ramses had not yet been built and the Amarna letters show the Canaanite kings to still be in full control of the land decades later, subject to their Egyptian overlords. A more modern tradition among Jews places the Exodus around 1312 BCE. Once again, this is too early, as Archaeology has now shown that settlers did not begin to arrive in the Canaanite hinterland until around 1250 BCE. Some Christians have adopted a date around 1250 BCE as the time the Israelites left Egypt, but there are problems with this date.

Scholars have the final say on this. Nearly all scholars now say that there was no Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible. They say that the Hebrews were actually Canaanites who left the region of the rich coastal cities to settle peacefully in the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland.