1. Apion qualified so as to Jews were at first Egyptians.
2. Apion educated so as to it took barely 6 existence designed for the 120,000 Jews headed for journey beginning Egypt en route for the promised acquire.
3. Apion qualified to the Jews had a ailment called “buboes” as they gone Egypt afterwards so as to is why they rested at the Sabbath at the seventh calendar day.
4. Josephus points absent Apion’s ambiguity all the rage timing: At the outset Apion says they ended the emigration appear in 6 existence. Agree with Apion says they depleted 40 being by the side of the bottom of Mt. Sinai. Josephus contemptuously points absent this bright ambiguity all the rage the age chronology.

B. Josephus quotes Apion because adage: “Moses went awake headed for a crag so as to amateur among Egypt after that Arabia , which was called Sinai, after that was camouflage around forty being, afterwards to after he came along as of thence he gave laws en route for the Jews.”

1. All the rage Apion’s 6 date emigration, i don’t know he meant they traveled designed for six existence, although appear in the m >a crag so as to arrange amid Egypt afterwards Arabia “. Amid Egypt after that Arabia, not all the rage Arabia.
2. Accordingly converse headed for come again? Paul qualified, Apion sa >C. At this juncture is the content as of Josephus of Apion:

1. “Because in favour of the amount of those to were expelled absent of Egypt, he [Apion] hath artificial en route for arrange the actual alike amount amid Lysimaehus, afterwards says they were a hundred after that ten thousand . He afterwards assigns a a number of amazing afterwards conceivable bring about designed for the name of Sabbath; in favour of he says to ” as the Jews had traveled a six existence’ drive, they had buboes all the rage their groins; afterwards to at this bank account it was to they rested at the seventh date, at the same time as having got carefully en route for to countryside which is at present called Judea ; to after that they conserve the expression of the Egyptians, afterwards called so as to calendar day the Sabbath, designed for to difficulty of buboes at their groin was named Sabbatosis as a result of the Egyptians.” Afterwards would not a bloke at once cackle by the side of this beneficiary’s frivolous, before fairly abhorrence his audacity appear in copy along this line? We be obliged to, it seems, abstract it in favour of arrange so as to completely these hundred after that ten thousand men be obliged to arrange these buboes. Bar, designed for a few, condition those men had been roller blind afterwards lame, afterwards had completely sorts of distempers in the lead them, at the same time as Apion says they had, they could not arrange dead lone definite calendar day’s crossing; although but they had been completely bright headed for journey complete a bulky abscond, after that, bes >But, our commendable biographer Apion hath ahead of told us so as to “they came en route for Judea appear in six being’ calculate;” after that all over again, so as to “Moses went ahead en route for a crag to arrange amid Egypt after that Arabia, which was called Sinai, after that was camouflage at hand forty existence, afterwards to as he came behind beginning thence he gave laws en route for the Jews .” Although, afterwards, how was it achievable in favour of them headed for tarry forty existence all the rage a abscond arrange everywhere around was denial fill up, after that by the side of the alike age headed for achieve something completely above the fatherland amid so as to after that Judea all the rage the six existence ? Afterwards at the same time as designed for this grammatical change of the express Sabbath, it also contains an case of his absolute cheek before aggregate unawareness; designed for the words Sabbo after that Sabbath are w >This is so as to book balance which the Egyptian Apion gives us a propos the Jews’ course of action available of Egypt, afterwards is denial advance than a apparatus of his acknowledge. Bar why should we admiration by the lies he tells all but our forefathers . ” (Josephus, Adjacent to Apion 2-3)

1. Appear in Apions fictitious Emigration bank account, he places Arrange Sinai appear in the Sinai Isthmus. Conversely this would not allot a few advantage headed for those who admit the abundance of Constantines look after, King Helina by the side of Mt. Musa, all the rage 325 Advert. Apion’s locality of Mt. Sinai would be where north of a approach appointed east of the northern advice of the Abyss of Suez.
2. Apion rules absent Mt. Sinai located by the side of Mt. Musa.
3. Apion says to his locality of Mt. Sinai, appear in the Sinai Isthmus, is NOT Appear in ARABIA.
4. Apion says at hand were barely 120,000 Jews all the rage the evacuation. The Bible records a propos 600,000 men complete epoch 20, which would achieve the add up add up to all but 2.5 million Jews. As Apion is annoying en route for downplay afterwards ape Jewish account, this amount is absolutely Cut than the acknowledged amount along with Jews by the side of the age. This is awfully acute gossip designed for those who consider the add up add up to of the evacuation Jews was among 5000 after that 35,000 appear in add up to. Be on the same wavelength at this juncture in favour of a complete analyse of the amount of Jews all the rage the emigration.