Sojourning
Sojourning
(, a residence; Exo 12:40; elsewhere dwelling, habitation, etc.; , 1Pe 1:17; so the verb and noun, and ). The 430 years of the sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt (Gal 3:17) may be reckoned thus:
From the call of Abraham (Act 7:12) till the removal from Haran (Gen 12:5), about……….. 5
In Canaan before the birth of Isaac (Gen 21:5).25
Till the birth of Jacob (Genisis 25:6)………… 60
Till the migration into Egypt (Gen 47:9) ……… 130
The time passed in Egypt, only ……………….. 210
The whole period of sojourning (Exo 12:40)…. 430
Deduct 5 years in Haran + 25 till Isaac’s birth……. 30
The sojourning of the seed (Gen 15:13; Act 7:6) 400
SEE CHRONOLOGY.