Oops of the Day  

The Israelites were poor when they were slaves and  left Goshen, Egypt

Numbers 7:13ff –  Genesis 47:28  –   Genesis 50:22 –  Deuteronomy 34:7 – Genesis 45:10  –  Genesis 46:28-34  –   Genesis 47:1-27 – Genesis 50:8  –   Exodus 8:22  –  Exodus 9:26

Fact of the Day

No!   The escaped slaves were only 3-1/2 generations from Joseph and some had known Joseph’s grandchildren.

• Father Jacob died at age 147 (Gen. 47:28).
  Joseph died at age 110 (Genesis 50:22)
  Moses died at age 120 (Deuteronomy 34:7).
  AVG AGE 126 years.

They were there 3-1/2 generations (430 years). Joseph lived to see 3 generations (Genesis 50:22-23)

Pharaoh not only gave them Goshen (the best land of Egypt) to live in, but Joseph probably built a house (estate for each brother and his father) and occasionally gave them gifts.

They lived in Goshen the whole time until their escape. So probably lived in the same fine houses they lived in while Joseph was in power.

After the tabernacle was erected in the wilderness, each tribe donated
-1 silver bowl weighing 3-1/4 pounds of silver which would be worth $635 USD each in 2025
-1 fire pan weighing 4 ounces of gold which would be worth $12,200 USD each in 2025

They do not seem to have come from donations from the Egyptians (for back pay?) when they left because they were ALL ALIKE. Perhaps they had been gifts from brother Joseph since he likely gave his father and brothers all the same gifs.

By the way, the total value of all the donations (minus the animals) would be

• -$7620 USD total value of silver in 2025
• -$146,400 USD total value in gold in 2025
• $154,020 USD TOTAL VALUE IN 2025

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