Exodus 5:20

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They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

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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 rule, especially in the Nile region. In this passage, Moses and Aaron have just met Pharaoh there, and Israel’s foremen confront them because Pharaoh has increased the people’s forced labor rather than granting release.

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Exodus 5:20 mentions Egypt.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato