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Egypt

The land where Israel was enslaved and from which God delivered them in the exodus.

Egypt was both a refuge (for Joseph and later the child Jesus) and a place of bondage, where Israel was enslaved for generations.

God’s mighty deliverance through the plagues and the Red Sea became the defining story of his saving power.

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Exodus 3:10 “Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”” Exodus 14:30 “That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.”
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