Revealing his purpose to Abraham, God promised: “You may know for sure that your seed will become an alien resident in a land not theirs, and they will have to serve them, and these will certainly afflict them for four hundred years.
Jumal tegi oma eesmärgi Aabrahamile teatavaks ja ühtlasi andis talle tõotuse, kui ta ütles: ” Sa pead teadma, et su järglased on võõrastena maal, mis ei ole nende oma; nad tehakse orjadeks ja neid vaevatakse nelisada aastat.