About 1876 BC (About 3,900 years ago)
The Israelites, who at this point in time consist of Jacob and his family, leave the land of Canaan, which would later become Israel, and go to Egypt, where they find life-saving refuge during the famine.
The Israelites would remain in Egypt for about 400 years. During that time, they became enslaved.
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