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The Bible does not really say how long the Israelites walked. A reasonably direct route from the Gulf of Suez to the eastern banks of the River Jordan would be around four or five hundred kilometres. During a period of forty years, and with the needs of around two and a half million people to cater for at any one time, the Israelites would presumably choose to settle in one place and build a semi-permanent city until it was time to move on. Taking a meandering course over the forty years, the Israelites could easily have covered a thousand kilometres.
On the other hand, most biblical scholars say that this is not what really happened. Israel Finkelstein says that over 90 per cent of scholars do not really believe the Exodus from Egypt ever took place. The Israelites never spent forty years in the wilderness.
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How long did God sentence the Israelites to wander in the wilderness?
Forty years (Numbers ch.14)
What did the Israelites learn when they stayed forty years in the wilderness?
The learned Torah the entire time.
What book relates the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness for forty years?
The book of exodus tells us about the wandering for 40 years.
What Bible verse cites how many years Moses led the Israelites?
Deuteronomy 29:4, "I have led you in the wilderness for forty years".
How long did the israelites wander in the wilderness?
According to the Old Testament, the Israelites (the ancestors of today's Jews) wandered the wilderness (often mistranslated as desert) for 40 years. There is currently no archaeological evidence to support the claim that this event actually happened historically (see also the attached Related Link.).
How long were the Israelites supposed to have spent in the Wilderness instead of the forty years they actually spent?
The trip could have been done in a month.
How long were the Israelites in the wilderness before entering the promised land?
They journeyed and encamped in the wilderness for forty years (Numbers ch.14), at the guidance of God (Numbers ch.9).
Why does God curse the Israelites to wander the wilderness for forty years before entering the promised land?
God cursed the Israelites to wander the wilderness for 40 years as a consequence of their lack of faith and disobedience. This period served as a time of purification and repentance for the Israelites before entering the promised land.
Israelites were forced wander for?
Forty years.
What bird in great droves fed the Israelites in the wilderness?
The birds that the Israelites ate (Exodus ch.16, Numbers ch.11) is translated as quail. They ate the quail for two brief periods, not for the whole forty years.
How long were the Israelites in the wilderness on their way to Canaan?
It took 40 years for the Israelites to travel from Egypt to Canaan. Had there been no delays, most could have made the trip in 11 days (Deuteronomy 1). The main delay is explained in Numbers ch.13 and 14.
How many died in the wilderness?
It is estimated that approximately 2 million Israelites died in the wilderness during the 40 years of wandering before reaching the Promised Land.
