When and Where Was Israel's Sojourn in Egypt? The Long and Short of It

Jonathan Moore, D.P.M., Ph.D.

Apologetic Press, 2025

For centuries, scholars have debated the length of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt with considerable implications for our understanding of the chronol ogy of the patriarchs and the Exodus. While the Bible seems to answer this question in Exodus 12:40-41 and in Galatians 3:17, there remains con tention among many about both the length and location of the sojourn.

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