In Exodus 12, we are privy to the specific instructions given by YeHoVaH (God) to Moses for Israel’s preparation to leave Egypt and serve Him. YeHoVaH establishes a calendar for the Children of Israel ...

Christian interpreters of the Bible usually see themselves as God’s chosen people. We relate to people like Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and Rachel. When reading a book like Exodus, ...

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If the Exodus was 1330 BCE, the entry would have been in 1760 CE. That of course is too early for Jacob and his 12 sons, and the rabbis themselves have rejected that period of 430 years and reduced it ...