Egypt & Exodus
1806–1407 BCE · 2 snapshots
Watch the boundaries of biblical-era polities shift across a draggable timeline. Click any place to see its affiliation in all 13 periods, scriptural references and archaeology notes.
Snapshots
Israelites in Egypt and the Exodus
1501 BCE
The Israelites multiply in Egyptian bondage; Pharaoh orders the Hebrew boys drowned, but Moses is rescued from the Nile and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter.
- Pharaoh of EgyptThutmose I (c. 1506-1493 BCE)
- Leader of IsraelMoses
- Scripture
- Exod 1:1-22; 2:1-10
- Archaeology & dating
- New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty; traditional early date for the Exodus (c. 1446 BCE)
The Exodus and the Sinai Wilderness
1447 BCE
After the Passover the Israelites leave Egypt, cross the Red Sea, and three months later receive the covenant and the Ten Commandments at Sinai.
- Pharaoh of EgyptThutmose III (c. 1479-1425 BCE)
- Leader of IsraelMoses and Aaron
- Scripture
- Exod 12:37-42; 14:1-31; 19-20
- Archaeology & dating
- New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty; Late Bronze Age sites in the Sinai wilderness
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