The Israelites in Egypt retained a vestige of the ideas of Jacob, in particular a direct, personal connection to God, known as Y-H-V-H, and an ethnic destiny determined through covenant …
The Egyptians tried to wear down the Israelites by forcing them into slavery and mistreating them (Ex 1:11-22). God used their mistreatment to ignite their longing for freedom.
ave perceived themselves as a people different from the Canaanites. Separate religious traditions of Yahweh, separate traditions of origins in Egypt for at least some component of Israel, and …
Israelites from slavery in Egypt and their miraculous escape across the Red Sea. It is traditionally viewed as the single event that gave birth to the nation of Israel. The Biblical narrative of the …
Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? 1. The Current Crisis in Understanding the Origins of Early Israel. 2. The "Exodus" — History or Myth? 3. The …
God provides the Israelites a pillar of cloud to follow during the day and a pillar of fire to follow by night, leading them across the desert. When the people get thirsty, God instructs Moses to …
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