Deuteronomy 24:4

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her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Yahweh: and you shall not cause the land to sin, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.

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Egypt was the land of Israel’s former slavery, from which the LORD redeemed them in the exodus. Its mention in this law grounds Israel’s marital ethics in gratitude and covenant obedience to the God who delivered them.

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Deuteronomy 24:4 mentions Egypt.

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