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The Israelites returned from Egypt to Canaan because God told them to (Exodus ch.3).

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There was famine in Canaan.

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Where did the Hebrews move to since Canaan had famine?

they moved to Egypt.


Where were the Hebrews before they were invited into Egypt?

They were in Canaan (כנען).


Where did a famine cause the Hebrews to migrate to?

The famine was in the Land of Canaan (later called Israel), and they Hebrews migrated to Egypt.


When did the Hebrews leave canaan for Egypt?

According to tradition, it was in 1522 BCE.


Where did the hebrews go after departing Egypt?

The Hebrews were bound for the Promised Land (Canaan) after they left Egypt. However, due to their negativity and fear of the inhabitants of Canaan, they ended up wandering in the desert for forty years.


Did all the Hebrews who left Egypt go to Canaan?

According to the Bible, all the Hebrew people who left Egypt died in the wilderness, apart from Joshua and Caleb. However, all their decendents are said to have gone to Canaan. However, a near consensus of scholars is reported to believe that there never was an Exodus of Hebrew people from Egypt, as described in the Bible. If the Hebrews did not leave Egypt under Moses, they did not go to Canaan.


What caused the Hebrews go to Egypt?

Famine in Canaan, i.e., scarcity of food for people or their flocks and herds.


Did the Hebrews' move to canaan after the fall of judah?

No. They moved into Canaan long before the term "Judah" existed, around 2000 BCE.


Is Canaan the place where the Israelites went after escaping Egypt?

The Hebrews fled to the desert where they stayed for 40 years and eventually went into Canaan right after the death of Moses


How did the Hebrews move to Egypt?

They walked and rode animals.


Who led Hebrews to freedom?

That depends which migration. Abraham migrated with his Hebrew family from Ur to Harran and then to Canaan (see Genesis ch.11-12); Jacob led his Hebrew (Israelite) family, descendants of Abraham, to Egypt (Genesis ch.46); and Moses led the Israelites from Egypt towards Canaan.


Through which two civilizations did the Hebrews wander?

Egypt and Mesopotamia (as well as Canaan). These are the places alluded to in Psalms 105:12.