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The Exodus in need of a realistic time-frame

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  “Have historians been looking for Exodus evidence in the wrong time frame of Egyptian history?”       The web site: Ancient Exodus Geographical Exodus Research   is on the right track in seeking to determine a more realistic time-frame for the biblical Exodus. I give it here with my comments added: https://ancientexodus.com/the-date-of-the-exodus/   The Date of the Exodus   Three thousand years ago, the Book of Kings cited the Exodus as the chronological reference point for the beginning of Solomon’s temple construction in Jerusalem:   “…In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come  out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.” (1 Kings 6:1 KJV)   It is well established that Solomon’s reign began in 971-970 BC (Kitchen 2001...