The enslavement of the Israelites is a story from The Bible, not a fact of history. Historians can find no evidence of the enslavement nor of the Exodus from Egypt. They say that many of the details in the Books of Genesis and Exodus are contrary to the historical record. And Israel Finkelstein says that over 90 per cent of scholars believe that the Exodus did not really occur.
They were enslaved at one point in history.
Workmen. (some people believe it was the enslaved Israelites).
babylon conquered and took many israelites
Another answer from our community:When God delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians at the Red Sea, He explained to the Israelites: "I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan."-Lev. 25:38.He (God) commanded that the inhabits of the land to be destroyed. (this is what is stated in The Bible)
The Israelites at first enjoyed a prosperous period in Egypt (Genesis 47:27), since the Egyptians were grateful to Joseph (a leading Israelite) for having enabled them to survive a famine (Genesis ch.41). Later, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians (Exodus ch.1), with backbreaking labor and cruel decrees (ibid). By the time of the Exodus, many of the Israelites had given up hope (Exodus ch.6).
After Moses got the ten commandments on mount Sinai , he was told by God to go and see what his people were doing, when he returned he saw the golden calf, and he was full of anger, he then threw the two tablets of stone and it broke.
The right of return was important to Israelis and Palestinians because they had been enslaved in another land.
The king who enslaved the israelites for 70 years was the King of the Babylonian Empire Nebuchadnezzar II the Great who reigned from 605 to 562 BCE and build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
They were spit out of the land completely and have been continually afflicted, as was prophesied and stated by the Most High, and are going to be brought back to the land just as He sated as well.
the Israelites' slavery in Egypt. They identified with the Israelites' struggle for freedom from oppression and drew strength and hope from their story. This connection helped to fuel their resistance movements and served as a source of inspiration and empowerment.
God promised the promised land to the Israelites.
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