According to traditional chronology, the Israelites journeyed and camped in the wilderness from 1312 to 1272 BCE.
Some biblical scholars have dated the start of the Exodus to 1446-43 BC and their wandering in the desert for 40 years shortly afterwards or circa 1406-03 BC when they entered the Promised Land.Solomon's Temple is said to have been inaugurated 480 years after the Exodus. Finding this date would put you in the 'ballpark' for the Exodus event.
According to traditional chronology, the Israelites journeyed and camped in the wilderness from 1312 to 1272 BCE.
Some biblical scholars have dated the start of the Exodus to 1446-43 BC and their wandering in the desert for 40 years shortly afterwards or circa 1406-03 BC when they entered the Promised Land.Solomon's Temple is said to have been inaugurated 480 years after the Exodus. Finding this date would put you in the 'ballpark' for the Exodus event.
because the Israelite's disobeyed God, that's why they had to wander for forty days in the wilderness
7 yearswrong it was 8 years
Forty years (Numbers ch.14)
They had to wander in the wilderness for forty years (Numbers ch.13-14).
The Hebrew people wandered for 40 years in the wilderness . And they ate manna.
Presumably, yes.
The bible states that it took the Hebrew people a total of 40 years wandering in the wilderness.
God cursed the Israelites to wander the wilderness for 40 years as a consequence of their lack of faith and disobedience. This period served as a time of purification and repentance for the Israelites before entering the promised land.
It was a punishment after the episode of the spies (Numbers ch.13-14).
Because of the episode of the spies (see Numbers ch.13-14). See this link for details on this and other related topics :http://judaism.answers.com/kosher/the-complaints-in-the-wilderness-and-the-golden-calf
40 years
Numbers 32:13 - So the Lord's anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone.Acts 7:36 - He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.Hebrews 3:8, 9 - Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years.[NKJV] (These are just some of the references; there are numerous others.)