Gen 15:13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 15:13-16: 15:13-16 Not even 400 years of bondage could interfere with God’s plan to fulfill the covenant. 15:13 oppressed: The same word is used in Exod 1:11-12 . Egypt, like predatory birds (Gen 15:11 ), would try to destroy Israel and hinder the covenant’s fulfillment. • Apparently 400 years is a round number (also Acts 7:6 ; cp. Exod 12:40 ; Gal 3:17 ). Using the chronology in the Hebrew text, the family moved to Egypt around 1876 BC , and the Exodus occurred around 1446 BC (though many scholars date the Exodus later, around 1270 BC ; see Exodus Book Introduction, “The Date of the Exodus”).

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‏ Genesis 15:13

Summary for Gen 15:13-16: 15:13-16 ^a Not even 400 years of bondage could interfere with God’s plan to fulfill the covenant. 15:13 ^b oppressed: The same word is used in Exod 1:11-12 ^c. Egypt, like predatory birds (Gen 15:11 ^d), would try to destroy Israel and hinder the covenant’s fulfillment.

• Apparently 400 years is a round number (also Acts 7:6 ^e; cp. Exod 12:40 ^f; Gal 3:17 ^g). Using the chronology in the Hebrew text, the family moved to Egypt around 1876 BC, and the Exodus occurred around 1446 BC (though many scholars date the Exodus later, around 1270 BC; see Exodus Book Introduction, “The Date of the Exodus”).