Exodus 2:16

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Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

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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, centered on the Nile in northeastern Africa, was the land Moses fled after killing an Egyptian. Midian, likely east or southeast of Egypt across the Sinai region, became his place of refuge, where he encountered the priest’s daughters at a well.

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Exodus 2:16 mentions Egypt, Midian and Nile.

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