Exodus 2:8

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Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." The maiden went and called the child's mother.

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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 lived under Pharaoh’s oppression, while the Nile was the river where Moses had been hidden and found by Pharaoh’s daughter. Midian lay east of Egypt across the Sinai region and becomes significant later as Moses’ place of refuge and preparation.

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Exodus 2:8 mentions Egypt, Midian and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato