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Leviticus 19:16

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“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

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Egypt was the land from which God delivered Israel, and its past oppression forms part of the covenant background for Israel’s holy life in Canaan. In this command against slander and endangering a neighbor, Israel is called to reflect the justice of the God who rescued them.

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Leviticus 19:16 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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