Why did ancient Israelites migrate to Egypt?

Answer 1

The Jews (or Children of Israel as they were known then) originally went to Egypt because there was a severe famine in Canaan and they needed to buy food from Egypt. When they arrived in Egypt, they discovered that their long-lost brother, Joseph (who they had sold as a slave years earlier) was a prominent member of government and in charge of food distribution. He invited the family to move to Egypt until the famine would subside. They remained there until their deaths. Years later, a new Pharaoh took the throne and slowly instituted new laws that made the Jewish nation slaves. Over the next 80 odd years, the Jews were forced into labour, severly mistreated and had many of their young children killed. The Exodus ocurred when G-d sent Moses to tell Pharaoh to free the Jewish nation. He initially refused and G-d sent ten plagues to ravage the Egyptians. After the tenth plague, Pharaoh freed the People. This is called the Exodus, which is commemorated annually by Jewish people as part of the Passover festival. The Jews (or Children of Israel as they were known then) originally went to Egypt because there was a severe famine in Canaan and they needed to buy food from Egypt. When they arrived in Egypt, they discovered that their long-lost brother, Joseph (who they had sold as a slave years earlier) was a prominent member of government and in charge of food distribution. He invited the family to move to Egypt until the famine would subside. They remained there until their deaths. Years later, a new Pharaoh took the throne and slowly instituted new laws that made the Jewish nation slaves. Over the next 80 odd years, the Jews were forced into labour, severly mistreated and had many of their young children killed. The Exodus ocurred when G-d sent Moses to tell Pharaoh to free the Jewish nation. He initially refused and G-d sent ten plagues to ravage the Egyptians. After the tenth plague, Pharaoh freed the People. This is called the Exodus, which is commemorated annually by Jewish people as part of the Passover festival.

Answer 2

It was the event in which Moses, guided by God, brought the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery, with miracles (Exodus chapter 1-12), some 3300 years ago.

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