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Deuteronomy 7:3

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neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take to your son.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived in slavery before the Lord delivered them in the exodus. Though not named in Deuteronomy 7:3 itself, Israel’s departure from Egypt underscores why they were to remain distinct from the Canaanite peoples and avoid marriages that could draw them into idolatry.

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Deuteronomy 7:3 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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