the history channel argues jews were not slaves in egypt. true?

Question

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Answer 1

Yes. Egyptians were obsessive about record-keeping. If they had enslaved Jews, there would have been some sort of record of it. No such records have been found. The workers building the pyramids were Egyptians who were willing to build them; they saw it as serving their pharoah, who they considered a god.

Answer 2

They didn't build the pyramids. However, we don't know a lot about their condition other than what the Bible says. There are no Egyptian sources that say they were slaves.
I am not sure it matters. Whether they were slaves to Egypt, or slaves to false Gods, Moses delivered his people from the land of Egypt. God commanded His people to be a "peculiar" people. How could they be in Egypt. Thus, whether they were slaves as we think of them, or just in spiritual slavery, we can only speculate as to what the scriptures meant.
But they did not build the pyramids. (Pyramids are built out of stone, not bricks.) And, the Egyptians would have never allowed a slave to work on something so sacred.

Answer 3

in accordance to the Bible (Exodus), the Jews (Hebrews) were in Egypt some one hundred forty years after Joseph replaced into made grand vizier to the Pharaoah. curiously Joseph replaced right into a fave historic parent, until eventually one Pharaoah determined that sufficient replaced into sufficient and enslaved the inhabitants of Jews residing in his fatherland. we do not understand which Pharaoh, it ought to were Seti a million or Rameses the finished, yet from the account in Genesis he appeared to be somewhat bit a slave motive force and sources developer. The ensleaement began numerous many years beforehand Moses replaced into born, and the large-spread theory is that it replaced into Seti a million who first enslaved the Hebrews in about 1340 BC. (There are not any dates interior the former testomony, so that is all guesswork) The Hebrews were slaves for kind of 40 years or thereabouts, and were freed lower than the administration of Moses to wander about the sinai peninsula (for yet another 40 years or so)

Answer 4

the jews were not slaves in egypt, the bible claims many things that are not true. There are literally thousands and thousands of ancient documents that date back to these times and most of them contradict everything in the bible. There is a historical reality and a mythological idea of history which people get when they only read one book and claim it is the only truth while denying the facts around them.

Answer 5

when Pharaohs build the pyramids there was a civilization on this land. Egypt was a country depending on agriculture, but they didn't have the High dame these days, so they got use of river Nile flood. so when there is no flood the farmers had hard time and one of the benefits of building the pyramids was providing work for those farmers. so who build the pyramids were not slaves they were workers. or let us say they are part timers, regardless of there religion or origin.

Answer 6

The Bible says they were not slaves in Egypt, at first. The story says that they went to Egypt as honored guests of the Egyptian govt., because of Joseph's good work for the Pharaoh.
After years of life and growth of the families, a new dynasty came to power, from the south, who did not know of Joseph.
All they saw was that a huge group of aliens were living well in their country with favored status, so they began a campaign of oppression that ended in slavery.
It's in the Bible - Last part of Genesis and Exodus. Why not read it for yourself, instead of trusting someone else's opinion.

Answer 7

False; even Egyptian history bares out the fact that the Jews were enslaved, true they originally were free but ended up as slaves for 100's of years.

Answer 8

jews were slaves in Egypt, but the history channel and pyramid experts agree that they didn't build pyramids. The building of pyramids was done by egyptian workers and architects.

Answer 9

DO YOU THINK THE BIBLE MATH COULD HELP DETERMINE EGYPT'S BONDAGE TIME?
Noah had 350 years of life left AFTER THE FLOOD. Gen.9:28,29;
Shem had 502 years of life left After the floo year. Gen.11:10,11;
Gen.11: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 is 222 years Gen.11:32 Terah dies age 205.
Gen.12:4;
Abraham is age 75, at 427 years after the flood to get the Promised Land Covenant.
NOTE: It is 470 years to half million heirs are in the Promised Land. Family is subjected to those that own the land in Canaan 215 years and in Egypt 215 years.
Isaac is 452 to 632 after the flood. Gen.21:5; 35:28,29; Jacob is age 120 years.
Gen.47:9,11,28 [ Jacob is age 130 to 147 with family in Rameses Egypt ];
Abraham at 427 plus 215 is 642 that Jacob has family in Egypt, Joseph is age 40.
Gen.41:46;
Joseph is govenor of Egypt age 30 to 40, he buried Jacob 659 years after flood, in 53 years at 712 years after flood Joseph dies. Gen.50:26;
Exo.6:16-23,26; Exo.7:7[ Moses age 80 ]; 12:40,44 [ 430 years ];
Gal.3:16-18 430 years after Abraham is the law;
At 427 plus 430 is 857 at Moses age 80.
Moses 857 less Joseph died 712 is 145 years ago, but Moses was born after the flood at 777 years, less 712 is 65 years after Joseph died.
Moses was in trouble as his family was in bondage at his birth 65 years after Joseph.
Num.33:38,39 Aaron age 123 of the priest line died 40th year.
Deut.1:3; 34:7; Moses of the prophet judge line died at age 120, 40th year 897 years after the flood.
NOTE: 215 Canaan and 215 Egypt, but the 80 years of Moses life bondage was sure.
Joshua 5:6,10,12; Is 14 days into New Year 898 to Judged 11:26 300 is 1,198 years the flood.
Exo.2:2-9; Acts 7:1-60; 13:17-23; The story is told in the New Testament.
Acts 13:20;
At 450 years from Moses age 80, a prophet judge at 857, 1307 after flood Samuel age 80, is last prophet judge. Saul is king 14 years with 26 remaining years, and David is age 4 years old, at age 24 Samuel will anoint David, and die 1Sam.25:1, Saul has 6 years.
1Ki.6:1 [ 480 years after Moses dies at 897 is 1377 years after the flood ];
Solomon begans temple. He has 36 years ti 1413 after the flood. He dies 997 before Christ.

Answer 10

I don't see how they can. There is written history about them being slaves, not just the bible.