Was Israel the biggest nation in the world when they left Egypt?
Yes. After some 215 years in Egypt, Moses led out a company of 5–7 million people. So for that period, Israel was the biggest nation in the then-known world, not by modern standards but by the standards of that day.
Les teaches that God had told Jacob, “Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there in Egypt I will make of thee a great nation.” That is exactly what happened. After some 215 years of the children of Israel in Egypt, Moses led them out as a company of anywhere from 5–7 million people. For that period in time, Israel was the biggest nation in the then-known world. Not by our standards, but for those standards they were. They were the greatest number of any one nation in that part of the world.
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Was Israel the biggest nation in the then-known world at that time?
For that period, Israel was the biggest nation in the then-known world, though not by modern standards.