Event
The Exodus
Narrative of the Israelites' departure from slavery in Egypt, told in the Book of Exodus.
According to Dewey M. Beegle
- led by Moses c. 1290 BCE
- involved Ramesses II DisputedEncyclopaedia Britannica's article on Ramses II says historical and archaeological evidence does not support identifying him with the pharaoh of the Book of Exodus.
According to Book of Exodus
- led by Moses
According to Ronald Hendel
- influenced by Egyptian rule in Canaan
The Exodus is the story, told in the Book of Exodus, of how Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. It is a founding narrative of Judaism and is also retold in Christianity and Islam. Its historicity is debated by scholars, so claims about it are attributed to the text.
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Moses
1313 BCE
According to Judaism
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Year 2448 of the Jewish calendar, which counts years from Creation.
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Moses
c. 1290 BCE
According to Dewey M. Beegle
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Beegle reads the 480 years of 1 Kings 6:1 as twelve generations of about 25 years each, not 40.
- Moses According to Book of Exodus Primary record 3
involved
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Ramesses II
pharaoh at the time of the Exodus
According to Dewey M. Beegle
Disputed
Scholarship & press
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Disputed: Encyclopaedia Britannica's article on Ramses II says historical and archaeological evidence does not support identifying him with the pharaoh of the Book of Exodus.
Beegle makes this identification only if the Exodus took place about 1290 BCE.
appears in
- Book of Exodus Primary record 3
influenced by
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Egyptian rule in Canaan
According to Ronald Hendel
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Hendel traces the story's roots to the transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age.
Timeline 2 dates
- 1313 BCE Moses leads The Exodus According to Judaism
- c. 1290 BCE Moses leads The Exodus According to Dewey M. Beegle
Proof 4 sources
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20 Exodus Facts Every Jew Should Know, Chabad.org, 5 Apr 2019.
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The Exodus Happened on the 15th day of Nissan in the Year 2448 of the Jewish Calendar (1313 BCE)
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Moses, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Since an actual generation was nearer 25 years, the most probable date for the Exodus is about 1290 bce.
If this is true, then the oppressive pharaoh noted in Exodus (1:2–2:23) was Seti I (reigned 1318–04), and the pharaoh during the Exodus was Ramses II (c. 1304–c. 1237).
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The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (JPS 1917), on Sefaria, Sefaria, 1917.
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Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth My people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
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The Exodus as Cultural Memory: Egyptian Bondage and the Song of the Sea, Springer, 2015.
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Memories of the Egyptian Empire in Canaan have been transformed into a memory of liberation from Egyptian bondage, with this political transition mapped onto the geographical space of Egypt and Canaan.
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