Bible History Charts
The Beginnings
God creates a good world, but evil begins to affect man.
The Ancestors of the Israelites c.2000-c.1700BC
God calls Abraham, and promises that he will become the father of a great nation, living in a land given by God. Abraham's grandson, Jacob, receives the name Israel and has twelve sons from whom the twelve tribes of Israel descend. One of his sons, Joseph, becomes adviser to the king of Egypt and takes the family to live there.
THE ISRAELITES IN EGYPT:
SLAVERY AND LIBERATION
c.1700-c.1250 BC
The descendants of Israel become
Slaves in Egypt for about four hundred and fifty years, but the promise to Abraham is renewed when God calls Moses to lead them out of Egypt. For about forty years the people wander in the desert. God gives them the Law on Mount Sinai, and makes a covenant with them - this is an agreement of special relationship between the Israelites and God.
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