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Israelites usually departed from Canaan because they were forcibly extirpated from the land. They were deported to Mesopotamia on several occasions and deported to other locations in the Roman Empire during the Roman Occupation of Judea,

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Why did the israelites origanally leave canaan?

Famine.


Why did the israelites originally leave the Canaan?

They left because of a famine.


What caused the Israelites to leave Canaan and go to to Egypt?

The Israelites left Canaan and fled to Egypt because of famine. The famine was caused by a severe drought that left their crops dead and their people hungry.


Why did the Israelites leave and go to Egypt?

The Israelites went to Egypt because there was a famine in the land of Canaan, where they were living. Joseph, one of the Israelites, had risen to a position of power in Egypt and invited his family to seek refuge there.


Why did the Israelites leave the promised land of Canaan?

In Jacob's time: because of famine. Later: they were exiled by Assyria, Babylonia and Rome.


When did the Israelites leave Mesopotamia to settle in Canaan?

According to traditional chronology, Abraham and his entourage left Mesopotamia to settle in Canaan (Israel) in 1737 BCE. They weren't called Israelites until the lifetime of Jacob (Genesis ch.35), who was Abraham's grandson. See also: Jewish history timeline


Why did the Israelites leave Canaan in 1800bc?

They didn't flee. They were forcibly exiled by the Babylonians.


What caused the israelites to leave cannan and travel to Egypt?

Famine in Canaan. Much the same as what caused many Oklahomans, Texans, and New Mexicans to leave the plains and travel to California in the 1930s.


When did the israelites leave canaan and settle in Egypt?

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.


Why did God make the Israelites leave Egypt for Israel?

God is willing to provide freedom. That is why.


When did the Israelites leave Canaan for Egypt because of famine?

The Israelites went to Egypt during a time of famine in Canaan around 1700-1500 BCE, according to biblical chronology. This event is described in the Book of Genesis in the Bible, where it is said that Joseph, one of the sons of Jacob (Israel), interpreted Pharaoh's dream predicting the famine.


Did any of the original Israelites reach the promised land?

The Biblical Israelites were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch Jacob, who also bore the name Israel. Moises did not enter Canaan. After the conquest of the remainder of Canaan, Joshua 1st in charge after Moises, assigned territories to the tribes of Judah, Ephraim, Manasseh, Simeon, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Dan, and Zebulon. Joshua and Caleb were the only ones out of the original Israelites to leave Egypt and also to enter the Promised Land.