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( îåֹùָׁá , a residence; Exo_12:40; elsewhere “dwelling,” “habitation,” etc.; ðáñïéêßá , 1Pe_1:17; so the verb and noun, ðáñïéêÝù and ðÜñïéêïò ). 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.