When did the Hebrews wander in the desert?

Answer 1

A:1 Kings 6:1 tells us that the Exodus from Egypt began four hundred and eighty years before the fourth year of Solomon's reign, which can be dated because of biblical references to actual events in history. This places the Exodus in the biblical text approximately 1440 BCE: "And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel..." The story of the Exodus tells us that the Israelites wandered for forty years, so until about 1400 BCE. However, almost all scholars agree that the Exodus from Egypt never happened as described in The Bible, and so there was no wandering in the desert..