The Bible gives the following information on the number one to two years after they left Egypt:
Numbers 1:45-46 (KJV) 45 So all of the children of Israel that were counted, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel, were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
It has been extrapolated from these figures that the likely total was somewhere around two million individuals.
The Israelites at first enjoyed a prosperous period in Egypt (Genesis 47:27), since the Egyptians were grateful to Joseph (a leading Israelite) for having enabled them to survive a famine (Genesis ch.41). Later, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians (Exodus ch.1), with backbreaking labor and cruel decrees (ibid). By the time of the Exodus, many of the Israelites had given up hope (Exodus ch.6).
That it is not known. A tradition states that there were Israelites who, due to assimilation, were uninterested in leaving Egypt and died off before the Exodus (Rashi commentary, Exodus 13:18), while others may have survived and stayed behind (Rabbi Miller). See also:How many Israelites left Egypt?Evidence of the Exodus
According to tradition, the Israelites (Hebrews) at first enjoyed a prosperous period in Egypt (Genesis 47:27), since the Egyptians were grateful to Joseph (a leading Israelite) for having enabled them to survive a famine (Genesis ch.41).Later, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians (Exodus ch.1), with backbreaking labor and cruel decrees (ibid). By the time of the Exodus, many of the Israelites had given up hope (Exodus ch.6).See also:Why did the Israelites go to Egypt?Why were the Israelites enslaved?Why is the exodus significant in Jewish tradition?
The Israelites (Hebrews) at first enjoyed a prosperous period in Egypt (Genesis 47:27), since the Egyptians were grateful to Joseph (a leading Israelite) for having enabled them to survive a famine (Genesis ch.41). Later, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians (Exodus ch.1), with backbreaking labor and cruel decrees (ibid). By the time of the Exodus, many of the Israelites had given up hope (Exodus ch.6).
After prosper Judaism was formed however, the pharaoh of Egypt didn't like how many Israelites were living in Egypt with fear of them rebelling and taking control and the Israelites were enslaved by Egypt. After asking the pharaoh to release his people and the pharaoh saying no bad fortune was given and later the Israelites were freed a man named Moses was responsible he then lead Israelites back to their land of Canaan taking many, many years in what is now known as the Exodus
In The Bible, the Israelites wandered for forty years before they entered Canaan.In history, on the other hand, there was no Exodus from Egypt and no militiary conquest of Canaan as described in the Bible. The Israelites did not travel from Egypt to Canaan.
After Moses got the ten commandments on mount Sinai , he was told by God to go and see what his people were doing, when he returned he saw the golden calf, and he was full of anger, he then threw the two tablets of stone and it broke.
During the Exodus, the Pharaoh is the ruler of Egypt who opposes Moses and the Israelites' departure from slavery. Traditionally identified as Ramses II in many interpretations, the Pharaoh's hardened heart leads to a series of plagues inflicted upon Egypt by God, ultimately culminating in the Exodus of the Israelites. His refusal to let the people go signifies the struggle between divine will and human authority.
The Book of Exodus tells us that the Israelites travelled from Egypt to the Promised Land, but does not provide sufficient detail to establish the length of this journey. There is considerable debate as to just what route they would have taken.On the other hand, the respected Israeli archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein says that over ninety per cent of scholars say there never was an Exodus from Egypt as described in The Bible. The Israelites did not actually travel from Egypt to the Promised Land.
The Book of Genesis concludes with the death of Joseph, which is traditionally dated to around 1800 BCE. The Book of Exodus begins with the Israelites in Egypt, where they have been enslaved. While the exact timeline is debated, it is generally believed that there are about 400 years between the end of Genesis and the beginning of Exodus, as the Israelites are thought to have entered Egypt during a time of famine and remained there until the Exodus.
The Book of Exodus has a total of 40 chapters. It is the second book of the Bible and details the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt, their journey through the wilderness, and the receiving of the Ten Commandments.
According to the first few verses in Exodus, when Jacob and his family descended to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan, adding their numbers to Joseph and his sons, who were already in Egypt, the total is 70 individuals.