Sojourning
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sojourn
(2): ( n.) The act or state of one who sojourns.
King James Dictionary [2]
SO'JOURNING, ppr. Dwelling for a time.
SO'JOURNING, n. The act of dwelling in a place for a time also, the time of abode. Exodus 12 .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
( 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).
