0 How long was the Egyptian Captivity?

How long was the Egyptian Captivity?


400 years

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years. Genesis 15:13

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. Acts 7:6

Four generations

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again. Genesis 15:16

430 years

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. Exodus 12:40

... the law, which was 430 years after.... Galatians 3:17

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