When did the migration of the Jews start?

Answer 1

There have been migrations throughout the 4000-year history of Jews. You would have to be more specific.

Answer:The earliest migration of the Israelites as a group (as opposed to a family or individual) was when Jacob and his descendants (70 people) went to Egypt. Tradition places this event in 1522 BCE.

Answer 2

We don't usually speak of Jews as a race, though it wouldn't be technically incorrect, since:

"Race is a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by heritable phenotypic characteristics, geographic ancestry, physical appearance, ethnicity." (from a dictionary.)

Based on all of those delineations except appearance, it would be possible to call the Jews a race. Recent DNA analyses has shown that Jews are a Middle Eastern people and share certain genetic markers.

To answer the question, tradition ascribes the beginning of the Jewish people to Abraham, some 3800 years ago.

Answer 3

Some 2400 years ago, after the destruction of the first Temple, Jews were exiled and went to Persia, North Africa and elsewhere.

Answer 4

The Israelites became a nation at the Giving of the Torah, 3300 years ago.