How many of God's people left Egypt?
Exodus 14:1 - 31
ESV - 1 Then the Lord said to Moses. 2 Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea.
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Asked July 22 2023
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Stan Folsom
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John Matthews
I find it a curiosity that one million+ people travelled from Egypt to Israel, wandering for 40 years, and that absolutely no trace has been found of this exodus. Nothing in the way of tools, people or animal remains, has been unearthed. That fact seems impossible to me.
It goes to solidify, at least to me, that many of the Old Testament stories are allegorical in nature. This particular story could mean that when God is disobeyed, there will be consequences. In this case, a whole generation is erased from history.