Exodus 12:40
"And the sojourning of the children of Israel, while they sojourned in the land of Egypt and the land of Chanaan, [was] four hundred and thirty years."
Do Genesis 15:13 and Exodus 12:40 contradict on the time in Egypt?
Exodus 12:40 states:
> Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt was 430 years.
Some question if this contradicts Genesis 15:13, which mentions 400 years. There is no contradiction. Exodus gives the total number of years that the people lived in Egypt, while Genesis gives the number of years they would be enslaved and mistreated. The enslavement and mistreatment did not start right away upon their arrival. The promises were made to Abraham and his seed. The last statement of promise recorded was to Jacob (Gen. 28:15), and that is where the 430 years dates from.