God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. Cross References Genesis 15:13 Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. Exodus 3:10 Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt." Exodus 12:40 Now the duration of the Israelites' stay in Egypt was 430 years. Galatians 3:17 What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise. Treasury of Scripture And God spoke on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. That. Genesis 15:13,16 four. Exodus 12:40,41 Galatians 3:17 |