Sojourning
Sojourning [1]
( מוֹשָׁב, a residence; Exodus 12:40; elsewhere "dwelling," "habitation," etc.; παροικία, 1 Peter 1:17; so the verb and noun, παροικέω and πάροικος ). The 430 years of the "sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt" ( Galatians 3:17) may be reckoned thus:
From the call of Abraham ( Acts 7:12) till the removal from Haran ( Genesis 12:5), about........... 5
In Canaan before the birth of Isaac ( Genesis 21:5) ….25
Till the birth of Jacob (Genisis 25:6)............ 60
Till the migration into Egypt ( Genesis 47:9) ......... 130
The time passed in Egypt, only .................... 210
The whole period of sojourning ( Exodus 12:40).... 430
Deduct 5 years in Haran + 25 till Isaac's birth....... 30
The sojourning of the "seed" ( Genesis 15:13; Acts 7:6) 400
(See Chronology).
