Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Contrary to what tradition says, the Israelites were not slaves for 400 years under Pharaoh. No, rather they lived in Egypt for only 215 years. Moreover, they were only slaves for about 120 years of that time frame. In this video, I layout my case with both biblical and historical evidence.
During my researching of this topic I found a lot of great info as well as quite a few good researchers. Here are the ones that I found most helpful in explaining this complex issue in easy terms.
Some of my main references:
Dr. David Rohl on Israel's time in Egypt:
youtu.be/AKofQCOuHuQ
Messianic Jewish Scholars and Teachers talking about the passages of the Bible that seemingly teach 400 years:
youtu.be/lNZ0SrTvcLM
Documentary by Tim Mahoney called Patterns of Evidence: Exodus. You can watch (purchase) it here:
youtu.be/peOj0DmS9YA
Youtuber named NathanH83 has a great video (12min long) filled with better animations and timeline layouts than i could make about the question about Israel's time in Egypt. i REALLY recommend his video: youtu.be/FF0F8YjT1og
Another helpful resource worth reading on this topic is by Glen Fritz: ancientexodus.com/the-sojourn-in-egypt
Contrary to what tradition says, the Israelites were not slaves for 400 years under Pharaoh. No, rather they lived in Egypt for only 215 years. Moreover, they were only slaves for about 120 years of that time frame. In this video, I layout my case with both biblical and historical evidence.
During my researching of this topic I found a lot of great info as well as quite a few good researchers. Here are the ones that I found most helpful in explaining this complex issue in easy terms.
Some of my main references:
Dr. David Rohl on Israel's time in Egypt:
youtu.be/AKofQCOuHuQ
Messianic Jewish Scholars and Teachers talking about the passages of the Bible that seemingly teach 400 years:
youtu.be/lNZ0SrTvcLM
Documentary by Tim Mahoney called Patterns of Evidence: Exodus. You can watch (purchase) it here:
youtu.be/peOj0DmS9YA
Youtuber named NathanH83 has a great video (12min long) filled with better animations and timeline layouts than i could make about the question about Israel's time in Egypt. i REALLY recommend his video: youtu.be/FF0F8YjT1og
Another helpful resource worth reading on this topic is by Glen Fritz: ancientexodus.com/the-sojourn-in-egypt
