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== Biblical foreshadowing ==

== Biblical foreshadowing ==

From the narrative recorded in [[Genesis]] 15:13-18 it appears that the plan of the [[Exodus]] may have been revealed to [[Abraham]] four generations before [[Moses]].In Genesis 15:13 the narrative records that Abraham's descendants will be a stranger in a land that is not their own. The descendants of Abraham will serve the strangers in that land, and these strangers whom Abraham's descendants serve will "afflict them" for 400 years<ref>Genesis 15:13</ref>. In Genesis 15:14 ,the narrative records that God will judge the nation holding the descendants of Abraham in affliction, "your seed will leave that nation with material wealth"<ref>Genesis 15:14</ref>.Genesis 15:15 records that Abraham will die at an old age, and be buried with his father; but after the 4th generation<ref>Genesis 15:16</ref> the things previously hinted at would occur. In Genesis 15:17 the narrative records that the sun went down, but that Abraham saw a smoking furnace and a burning lamp,picturing the "burning bush" of Moses, or the "burning cloud" which lead the Israelites in the Exodus<ref>Genesis15:17</ref><ref>Exodus 33:7-11</ref><ref>http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/oldtesta/ot02.pdf</ref>. Finally, Genesis 15:18 records that the borders of the land that the descendants of Abraham will immigrate to after the period of affliction. The land borders are recorded as everything from the [[Nile]] river to the [[Euphrates]]<ref>Genesis 15:18</ref>. It should be noted that this verse has been a hotbed, as anti-semitic and anti-Israel bigots note this as a claim to an [[Israel]]i push for living space in the Middle East<ref>http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/oldtesta/ot02.pdf</ref>.

From the narrative recorded in [[Genesis]] 15:13-18 it appears that the plan of the [[Exodus]] may have been revealed to [[Abraham]] four generations before [[Moses]].In Genesis 15:13 the narrative records that Abraham's descendants will be a stranger in a land that is not their own. The descendants of Abraham will serve the strangers in that land, and these strangers whom Abraham's descendants serve will "afflict them" for 400 years<ref>Genesis 15:13</ref>. In Genesis 15:14 ,the narrative records that God will judge the nation holding the descendants of Abraham in [[affliction]], "your seed will leave that nation with material wealth"<ref>Genesis 15:14</ref>.Genesis 15:15 records that Abraham will die at an old age, and be buried with his father; but after the 4th generation<ref>Genesis 15:16</ref> the things previously hinted at would occur. In Genesis 15:17 the narrative records that the sun went down, but that Abraham saw a smoking furnace and a burning lamp,picturing the "burning bush" of Moses, or the "burning cloud" which lead the Israelites in the Exodus<ref>Genesis15:17</ref><ref>Exodus 33:7-11</ref><ref>http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/oldtesta/ot02.pdf</ref>. Finally, Genesis 15:18 records that the borders of the land that the descendants of Abraham will immigrate to after the period of affliction. The land borders are recorded as everything from the [[Nile]] river to the [[Euphrates]]<ref>Genesis 15:18</ref>. It should be noted that this verse has been a hotbed, as anti-semitic and anti-Israel bigots note this as a claim to an [[Israel]]i push for living space in the Middle East<ref>http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/oldtesta/ot02.pdf</ref>.

== Physical evidence of the Exodus ==

== Physical evidence of the Exodus ==