Exodus 12:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 12:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 12:40 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 12:40 — KJV
“Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.”
— Exodus 12:40 (KJV)
Exodus 12:40 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 12:40
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:40: now, children, israel
“And it came to pass 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. began...: Heb. built”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:40: children, israel, egypt
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:40: now, children, israel
“And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:40: four, hundred, thirty
“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”
Shares key themes with Exodus 12:40: now, four, hundred
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