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Exodus 22:16

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Egypt, in northeastern Africa, was the land from which God had delivered Israel before giving these covenant laws at Sinai. Its mention situates Exodus 22:16 within Israel’s newly formed community, where sexual conduct, marriage obligations, and family justice were regulated under God’s covenant.

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Exodus 22:16 mentions Egypt.

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