Jacob and his family move to Egypt
Jacob and his family move to Egypt
The facts
| Dates | 1700 BC |
|---|---|
| Era | Egypt and the Exodus |
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
Jacob and his family move to Egypt falls 2304 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the Egypt and the Exodus 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
The seven years of plenty and seven years offamine in Egypt1711 BC – 1697 BCIsrael enters Egypt1706 BCJoseph’s rise to power in Egypt1706 BCJacob’s family settles in Egypt1702 BCThe beginning of the Babylonian Empire1700 BCDeath of Jacob (Israel)in Egypt1685 BCThe beginning of the Hyksos rule in Egypt1674 BCJoseph In Egypt1635 BC
Now see where it sits
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