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Exodus 20:12

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“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived in slavery before the Lord delivered them through the exodus. In this command, the promise of long life is tied to Israel’s covenant life in the land God was giving them, in contrast to their former bondage in Egypt.

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Exodus 20:12 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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