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.
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The Israelite s left Egypt for Canaan.
God told them to (Exodus 3), after having promised to give them that land (Genesis 28).
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.
It was when the Israelites left Egypt and journeyed to Canaan (Israel) as narrated in the Hebrew Bible.
They didn't flee. They were forcibly exiled by the Babylonians.
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.
They left because of a famine.
If they followed Moses, then yes they did.
It says they left Egypt in haste.
The Hebrew nation crossed the Red Sea when leaving slavery in Egypt on their journey to Canaan. According to the biblical account, Moses parted the waters of the Red Sea to allow the Israelites to pass through, escaping the pursuing Egyptian army.
In 1513 B.C., when the Israelites left Egypt.
They moved because the wasn't enough water for them to survive. They moved so they could be near the Nile river. The Nile river supplied them with enough water for the Israelites, also in the book of exodus.