Dating Exodus

Yarddog said:

The flood was shadow of baptism. When God washed away the sins of the world. It began to rain 1600 years after creation and after Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden, which represents righteousness. The Tree of knowledge is the Law and Adam and Eve eating it's fruit is placing themselves under the Law as the Israelites did after leaving Egypt. Jesus was baptized about 25-30AD. 1600 years before that time would be 1575-1570 BC.

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SuperCow said:

This is the web site:

The Judges By Their Tribes | IBible Maps

It was the first good map that came up from a Google search of "Tribes of the judges".

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Andrewn said:

This date is based on 1Ki 6:1, ignoring biblical statements that Israelites lived in Egypt for 430 years and the Judges ruled for 450 years. Archeology debunks this date. Moreover, Egypt ruled Canaan from 1457 to 1207 BC (approximately dates). So, any Exodus between these dates would be like going from Egypt to Egypt. It is pointless.


The Amarna Letters span a period c. 1360–1332 BC. They suggest the Exodus before these dates but not necessarily in 1446 BC.


Close enough. I think it took place with the expulsion of the Hyksos around 1540 BC (+50). Perhaps you can adjust your calculations.


Ussher dates the Exodus in 1490 BC., close enough to the expulsion of the Hyksos (-50).


There is biblical and archeological evidence to support this date. The foremost scholar F.W. Albright is one of those who suggested this date.

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Yarddog said:

My belief of the time is close to yours but mine is closer to 1575-70. The pharaoh's names ended with Moses during this period with Ahmoses meaning "brother of Moses", according to the Jewish Virtual Library.

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WhoIsLikeGod? said:

I never associated Ahmose and Kamose with Moses and Aaron before!

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Andrewn said:

Interesting meditation. The expulsion of the Hyksos is thought to have taken place between 1530 and 1570 BC. Now I understand why you prefer the upper end of that range.

But according to Ussher's calculation, the Flood took place 1659 years after Creation, a little off the 1600-year mark .

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