Why did the Exodus take place?

Answer 1

Jacob left is areal to go to Egypt where Joseph had been ruler, as there was a famine, later there might have been many who went for food and stayed there, during the famine.. Later the Egyptians kept them as slaves.

Answer 2

A:In the biblical account, the Exodus from Egypt took place because the Egyptians had oppressed and enslaved the Hebrew people.

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. The Exodus did not happen and there was no reason for it to take place.

Answer 3

Jacob with his family were invited (by Joseph who was already in Egypt) to live in the Egyptian province of Goshen. There was a famine in Canaan so they accepted the invitation.

It was only later that they were gradually reduced to slavery. Moses, who had been raised by the daughter of the pharaoh (unfortunately nobody knows exactly which pharaoh) but had been gone for 40 years, saw the bad and unfair conditions of his people and led and freed the Israelites from Egypt. They went to Canaan, and occupied it for themselves. God helped them. It took 40 years to get there. Moses died just before they entered the land of promise.

Answer 4

Jacob had 12 sons. One son, Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers. In time Joseph became a very important person in Egypt. In the mean time a great famine occurred in the land of Canaan where Jacob and his remaining sons lived. Jacob sent some of his sons to Egypt to purchase wheat so they would not starve in Canaan. Unbeknown to the brothers who went to Egypt to purchase wheat they were introduced to the man in charge (Joseph). After a time Joseph was revealed to them and they returned home telling their father that Joseph was alive and well in Egypt. Joseph invited his father, Jacob and his brothers and their families to come and live in Egypt, 70 persons in all. At that time Jacob and sons with families moved to Egypt.

Answer 5

It was a punishment after the incident of the Spies (Numbers ch.13-14). See more in this linked page.

Answer 6

The Exodus took place because the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt and Moses, guided by God, led them out of bondage to freedom in the Promised Land of Canaan. It was a pivotal event in the history of the Jewish people and is central to their religious beliefs.