Israel enters Egypt
Jacob's household of seventy goes down to Goshen.
The facts
| Dates | 1706 BC |
|---|---|
| Scripture | Gen. 46 |
| Era | Age of the Patriarchs |
| Source | Chart + scripture |
Where this sits on the chart
Israel enters Egypt falls 2298 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the Age of the Patriarchs arc. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers1748 BCJoseph1745 BC – 1635 BCJoseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams1711 BCThe seven years of plenty and seven years offamine in Egypt1711 BC – 1697 BCJoseph’s rise to power in Egypt1706 BCJacob’s family settles in Egypt1702 BCJacob and his family move to Egypt1700 BCThe beginning of the Babylonian Empire1700 BC
Now see where it sits
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