Exodus 18:9

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Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

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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 and from which the LORD delivered them through Moses; Midian, east of the Gulf of Aqaba, was where Jethro lived and where Moses had earlier sojourned. In this verse, Jethro rejoices over Israel’s rescue from Egypt, hearing of God’s saving acts while they are encamped near Midian.

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Exodus 18:9 mentions Egypt and Midian.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato