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Exodus Part Two: Population of the Exodus Group.

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MangyTiger
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05-25-2005 7:47 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Brian
05-25-2005 7:46 AM

There are actually two subjects to be discussed in relation to the numbers of people involved in the Exodus group.
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1. Is it possible that a group of 70 plus can multiply to a group of 2-3 million in a period spanning 430 years, keeping in mind the time and place we are talking about?
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2. Does the Bible itself actually support these figures?
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In Message 9 Ray Martinez says:
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But the ancient source implies at least 2 1/4 million Hebrews vacated Egypt in a matter of days.
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This suggests a third area you could investigate if so inclined - is this reasonable or even possible? The logistics of moving that sort of number of people might raise some interesting issues.
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On the other hand maybe two concurrent threads/conversations with Ray and Faith is enough for you
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