Famine in Canaan, i.e., scarcity of food for people or their flocks and herds.
Because it was 'great'. Who would go to the 'terrible' famine?
They left Israel to go to Egypt. They left Egypt to return to Israel. They left Israel to go to Babylon. They left Babylon to return to Israel. They left Israel and scattered among the entire world. Starting in the 19th Century, many have returned to Israel. 7 million Jews live there today.
They left Israel to go to Egypt. They left Egypt to return to Israel. They left Israel to go to Babylon. They left Babylon to return to Israel. They left Israel and scattered among the entire world. Starting in the 19th Century, many have returned to Israel. 7 million Jews live there today.
The Hebrews never left. They are still here today, and they are now called "Jews". Most were expelled from Israel in the year 70, but in 1948 they re-established the state of Israel.
God told Abraham to leave his homeland (around modern Iraq) and go to the Holy Land. He later promised that this land would belong to his descendants, a promise passed on to his grandson, Jacob (later renamed Israel). Jacob/Israel's children would move to Egypt during a famine, and were enslaved for centuries. During this time pagans in the Holy Land, called Canaanites, built various large cities and fortresses. However, God's promise to the Hebrews' ancestors remained in effect. Jewish religion traditionally says that the promise was, in fact, eternal: even when Hebrews cannot live in the land it belongs to them, being ordained by God as their special nation.
Because of famine (Genesis ch.46).It was part of God's plan, since Egypt would be the "iron furnace" (Deuteronomy 4:20) in which the Israelites would be smelted, removing the dross, and would grow into a nation ready to receive God's Torah.See also:Timeline
Most people go to israel to worship god because that was where he died for our sins.
Abraham, or Abram as he was called at the time.Genesis 12:10"Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land."
It was because of famine (Genesis ch.46). It was part of God's plan, since Egypt would be the "iron furnace" (Deuteronomy 4:20) in which the Israelites would be smelted, removing the dross, and would grow into a nation ready to receive God's Torah.
They went to the landlords when they had no money during the famine
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