Exodus 4:20

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Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God's rod in his hand.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Midian was the wilderness region east or southeast of Egypt where Moses had lived in exile; from there he set out with his family to return to Egypt. Egypt, centered on the Nile River, was the land where Israel was enslaved and where God was sending Moses to confront Pharaoh.

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Exodus 4:20 mentions Egypt, Midian and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato