Israelites Leaving Egypt – Numbers and logistics

Introduction According to Exodus 12:37-38, the Israelites numbered “about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children,” plus many non-Israelites and livestock. Numbers 1:46 gives a more precise total of 603,550. The 600,000, plus wives, children, the elderly, and the “mixed multitude” of non-Israelites would have numbered some 2 million people, compared with an entire Egyptian population in 1250 […]

Useful Maps for Picturing What it was Like in Biblical Days Part 2.

5. Empires of David and Solomon

Useful Maps for Picturing What it was Like in Biblical Days Part 1.

1. 5 Main Christian Centres Circa 600AD 2. Ancient Map of Jerusalem. 3. Battles of the Old Testament 3. Boundaries of the Tribes of Israel 4. Cities of Refuge 5. Ancient Plan Sketch of Jerusalem.