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Exodus 5:4

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The king of Egypt said to them, "Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!"

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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 ruled by Pharaoh where the Israelites lived under forced labor. In this confrontation, Pharaoh treats Moses and Aaron’s request for Israel to worship God as a threat to Egypt’s labor system and royal authority.

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Exodus 5:4 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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