The Anointed
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I have been told by someone on this forum, who claims to be an orthodox Jew, that most Orthodox Jews, believe that the Israelites were Egypt for 210 years.
Why would they believe that, when their own bible states in Exodus 12: 40; that the Israelites were in the land of Egypt for 430 years to the day? We know that the Septuagint states that Abraham and his descendants were in the land of Canaan ‘AND’ Egypt, for 430 years to the day, and we know that Abraham and his descendants were in the land of Canaan for 215 years before moving into the land of Egypt.
Knowing that Abraham was 75 when he moved into the land of Canaan and 25 years later Isaac was born, who was 60 when he sired Jacob, whose name was changed to ‘Israel’ who at the age of 130 took his entire family into the land of Egypt, 25+60+130=215 years in the land of Canaan, which would leave 215 years in the land of Egypt, before Moses lead them out, 430 years to the day from when God made his first promise to Abraham, that if he would leave his father’s household and travel into the land of Canaan he would give that Land to him as an everlasting inheritance.
I can’t make sense of the fact that most Orthodox Jews have come to the conclusion that Israel was in the land of Egypt for 210 years, can anyone inform me as to how they might have come to that conclusion?
Why would they believe that, when their own bible states in Exodus 12: 40; that the Israelites were in the land of Egypt for 430 years to the day? We know that the Septuagint states that Abraham and his descendants were in the land of Canaan ‘AND’ Egypt, for 430 years to the day, and we know that Abraham and his descendants were in the land of Canaan for 215 years before moving into the land of Egypt.
Knowing that Abraham was 75 when he moved into the land of Canaan and 25 years later Isaac was born, who was 60 when he sired Jacob, whose name was changed to ‘Israel’ who at the age of 130 took his entire family into the land of Egypt, 25+60+130=215 years in the land of Canaan, which would leave 215 years in the land of Egypt, before Moses lead them out, 430 years to the day from when God made his first promise to Abraham, that if he would leave his father’s household and travel into the land of Canaan he would give that Land to him as an everlasting inheritance.
I can’t make sense of the fact that most Orthodox Jews have come to the conclusion that Israel was in the land of Egypt for 210 years, can anyone inform me as to how they might have come to that conclusion?