Traditional chronology places this event in 1522 BCE.
The long journey during which Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and back to Canaan is known as the Exodus.
The descendants of Abraham, including his grandson Jacob and his family, went to Egypt during a famine in Canaan. Jacob's son Joseph had risen to power in Egypt and invited his family to live there. This migration eventually led to the Israelites settling in Egypt and later being enslaved.
Jacob lived in Canaan, which is located in the ancient Near East region known today as the Middle East. He later moved to Egypt with his family due to a famine in Canaan.
Moses led the Israelites back to Canaan after they were enslaved in Egypt. He received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai and established a society based on religion and laws in Israel, creating a foundation for the Israelites' religious and social life.
Miriam in the Old Testament lived in Egypt with her family, as part of the Israelites, before they were led out of slavery by Moses.
The Israelites migrated to Egypt.
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.
The Israelites returned from Egypt to Canaan because God told them to (Exodus ch.3).
The Israelites went to Egypt because there was a famine in the land of Canaan, where they were living. Joseph, one of the Israelites, had risen to a position of power in Egypt and invited his family to seek refuge there.
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.
The Israelite s left Egypt for Canaan.
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Abraham left Canaan (not Egypt) because of a famine. According to traditional chronology, this was in 1737 BCE.See also:Abraham's biographyTimeline
There was a drought and famine in Jacob's time, so the Israelites went to Egypt because "there was grain in Egypt". Joseph, Jacob's lost son, as vizier in Egypt, has wisely built storehouses for Egypt's grain during the years of plenty to give out in the years of famine. Jacob's other sons came and requested some of the grain that Joseph had saved. When Joseph reunited with his brothers, he eventually had the rest of the family brought down to Egypt, to protect them from the famine. They stayed in the Land of Goshen as guests of the Pharaoh. Later on, in Moses' time, the Israelites had to leave Egypt and go to Canaan in order to escape their enslavement.
They didn't flee. They were forcibly exiled by the Babylonians.
Because of famine (Genesis ch.42).
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.See also the Related Links.Link: TimelineLink: The Exodus