When Did the Exodus Happen?

When did the exodus itself occur? This is a subject that is debated, and will have a future episode on just this topic. The traditional date for the event is in the 14 hundred b c. However, more recently, a date in the 12 hundred b c has been proposed. So for our present purposes, we'll go with that account,. That's only a gap of 400 years. For centuries is not a long time when it comes to national origin stories. But there's another reason why we should give credence to the exodus. We have artifacts with hebrew writing that date from the time of king david's reign, around the tenth century b c. Given the frag tay