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The Bible says this concerning the length of time that the Israelites stayed in [[Egypt]]:{{Bible quote|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; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.|book=Genesis|chap=15|verses=13-14|version=KJV}} | The Bible says this concerning the length of time that the Israelites stayed in [[Egypt]]:{{Bible quote|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; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.|book=Genesis|chap=15|verses=13-14|version=KJV}} | ||
And this:{{Bible quote|Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.|book=Exodus|chap=12|verses=40-41|version=KJV}} | And this:{{Bible quote|Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.|book=Exodus|chap=12|verses=40-41|version=KJV}} | ||
But [[ | But [[Paul]] in his Letter to the [[Galatians]] observed:{{Bible quote|Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.|book=Galatians|chap=3|verses=16-17|version=KJV}} | ||
From that last, Ussher assumed that the 430-year sojourn must have begun ''when Abraham entered [[Canaan]] for the first time.'' His modern critics and opponents observe that Ussher had no definite warrant for assuming that the "making of the promises" necessarily took place at the dramatic covenant ceremony referenced in {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=15}}. | From that last, Ussher assumed that the 430-year sojourn must have begun ''when Abraham entered [[Canaan]] for the first time.'' His modern critics and opponents observe that Ussher had no definite warrant for assuming that the "making of the promises" necessarily took place at the dramatic covenant ceremony referenced in {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=15}}. | ||
