WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -During the transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age-probably about 1250 bce-the Israelites entered Canaan, settling at first in the hill country and in the south. The Israelites’ infiltration was opposed by the Canaanites, who continued to hold the stronger cities of the region.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the first book of the Pentateuch, the Book of Genesis, the Israelites had come to live in Egypt in the Land of Goshen during a famine due to the fact that an Israelite, Joseph, had become a high official in the court of the pharaoh.

Detailed explanation-3: -God provided food and water to help sustain them, yet they still didn’t follow his directions. Because of their attitude and self-made setbacks, it took the Israelites 40 years to reach the Promised Land, and by the time they got there, only 2 had made it.