Leviticus 19:9-10

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[9] "'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. [10] You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived in slavery before the exodus, and it forms the backdrop for God’s claim to be their covenant Lord. In this passage, Israel’s life in the promised land was to differ from Egypt’s oppression by providing gleanings for the poor and resident foreigners.

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Leviticus 19:9-10 mentions Egypt.

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