When did Moses free the Hebrews from slavery?

Answer 1

The Exodus from Egypt, described in the Old Testament book of that name, does not appear in any secular history. The book was written several centuries after the purported event. Assuming it actually occurred, it is not possible to determine a date.

Answer 2

There are two, possibly three, schools of thought on this.

Firstly, using The Bible, a figure of around 1441 BC is arrived at. This date relates to the following Bible verse: 1 kings 6:11 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

Together with this verse the date of around 961 BC is assigned to the temple building. Together this makes 1441 BC.

A second school of thought was begun by influential archaeologist William Albright, who opted for what has come to be known as the 'late date' for the Exodus. his 'late date' is some 200 years later, at around 1250 BC. Albright adopted this date on the basis of excavations and dating of a particular archaeological dig, rather than the Bible.

A third position, sometimes linked with those who adopt the late date is that the Exodus did not happen at all. This is linked with the late date theory since there is little evidence of an enslaved people having come out of Egypt.

Answer:Evidence for the events in Exodus may be found in the Ipuwer papyrus, which describes the destruction of trees in Egypt, the destruction of the barley crop, and (three times) mentions the river turning to blood.

Jewish tradition places the Exodus in 1312 BCE.

Answer 3

Conservative Christians say that the Exodus from Egypt took place around 1440 BCE.

However, scholars say that the Israelites were never in part of Canaan as a distinct group before about 1250 BCE. Moreover, over 90 per cent of scholars are reported to believe that there never was an Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible.

Answer 4

Moses took the Israelites out of slavery at the same time that he freed the Jews from Egypt, as these are basically the same things. The year was about 1441BC (or BCE). For more information see PeteNco. 's answer to the question 'When did Moses free the Jews from Egypt?'.

Answer 5

According to the biblical genealogies, the Exodus from Egypt must have taken place around 1440 BCE. However, from a historical perspective, it appears that the Iraelites were never really enslaved in Egypt and thus never freed from captivity. It is reported that over 90 per cent of scholars say that there was no Exodus from Egypt.

Answer 6

There are many different interpretations of the Bible on this. However, 1 Kings 6:1 says the fourth year of King Solomon's reign was four hundred and eighty years after the children of Israel came out of Egypt. We can work backwards from the fall of Israel, which can be reliably dated to 722 BCE within an error of one year, to the time of Solomon's reign. If the Bible is correct, we can date the fourth year of King Solomon's reign from this, and then the date of the Exodus from Egypt. This chronology places the event at 1444 BCE.

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Answer 7

According to traditional chronology, the date of the Israelite Exodus was 15 Nisan, 1312 BCE. Non-traditional sources may suggest some earlier year. See also:

The effect of the Exodus on Egypt

How do Jews celebrate the Exodus

Importance of the Exodus

Answer 8

Moses fled Egypt when he killed the Egyptian , ands he fled to Midian. He might have been 40 years then.

Answer 9

Moses was never a slave, he grew up in the palace of the Pharaoh.

Answer 10

According to traditional chronology, the Israelite Exodus from Egypt took place in 1312 BCE.