Exodus 12:31

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He called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, "Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve Yahweh, as you have said!

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had been enslaved under Pharaoh; in this passage, Pharaoh urgently commands Moses and Aaron to leave after the death of Egypt’s firstborn. Rameses was the Israelites’ departure point in Egypt, marking the beginning of their exodus from bondage.

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Exodus 12:31 mentions Egypt and Rameses.

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