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What events does Passover celebrate?
Passover (Pesach in Hebrew), commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
How did God convince the Pharaoh to set the Israelites free?
In the biblical story, God used a series of plagues to demonstrate his power and persuade the Pharaoh to release the Israelites. After witnessing the devastating plagues firsthand, the Pharaoh eventually relented and allowed the Israelites to leave Egypt.
What plagues affected the Israelites?
The Israelites in Egypt were not harmed by the plagues (Exodus ch.7-12). Only after the Exodus, on a couple of occasions when some of them sinned egregiously, plagues smote some of the people (Numbers ch.17 and ch.25)
Can you briefly trace the events that led to the Exodus?
The Israelites emigrated from Canaan to Egypt because of a famine (Genesis 46). At first they were respected and were under the protection of Joseph, a powerful Israelite; but later, the Egyptians enslaved them under a pretext (Exodus ch.1), and God brought ten plagues upon Egypt (Exodus ch.7-12), in accord with an ancient promise He had made to Abraham (Genesis 15). The plagues compelled the Egyptians to permit the Israelites to leave Egypt (Exodus 12).
Who led the exodus?
According to the book of Exodus in the Bible, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt after inflicting 8 plagues upon Egypt. The question asked about the first exodus, which was the result of Jacob, Joseph and the other sons of Israel going into Egypt to escape a famine.Therefore Jacob, Joeseph and the other sons led the first exodus.
Is there a rational and scientific explanation for the ten plagues of Egypt in the Book of Exodus?
Archaeology is a science, and archaeologists say that the ten plagues never happened. So the rational and scientific explanation is that there never were the ten plagues of Egypt. In fact, the respected Israeli archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein, says that over 90 per cent of scholars believe that the Exodus from Egypt never happened [allowing for those scholars who accept no evidence contrary to a literal reading of the Bible].
How many Hebrew slaves remained in Egypt during the Exodus?
The biblical account does not suggest that any Hebrew slaves remained in Egypt at the time of the Exodus. From a historical perspective there was no biblical Exodus from Egypt, according to over 90 per cent of scholars. Therefore a historian would not say whether any Hebrew slaves stayed in Egypt in the Exodus story.
When did the plaugues of Egypt occur?
Some scholars have dated the start of the Exodus out of Egypt to Passover, Abib 1446 BC. The plagues would have occurred shortly before and up to this month.
Why did the the pharaoh of Egypt finally decide to free the Hebrews?
God brought many plagues upon Pharaoh's country (Exodus ch.7-12).
When did the 10 plagues of Egypt take place?
The Egyptians were punished with ten plagues when the Israelites were held as slaves by the Egyptians, right before the Exodus, somewhere around 1446 BCE. The exact date of the Exodus is a subject of many scholarly debates -- see the link below for a detailed article on the subject.
How did the egyptians handle the 10 plagues of Egypt?
That is not stated. What is stated, is how Pharaoh and his advisers reacted to the plagues. In the majority of the plagues, Pharaoh hardened his own heart; and in the first two, even his advisers did the same. Only later did their attitude soften. See Exodus chapters 7-12.
Where did the biblical Exodus take place?
A:In the biblical account, the Exodus took place in Egypt, from the Nile delta region into the Sinai Peninsula, then Media and eventually up the east bank of the River Jordan. On the historical record, over 90 per cent of scholars are reported to believe that the Exodus from Egypt never really happened as described in the Bible.
