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Numbers 16:1

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Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:

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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 from which the Lord delivered Israel in the exodus, forming the backdrop to Israel’s wilderness journey. In this passage, the rebels’ later appeal to Egypt as a “land flowing with milk and honey” exposes their rejection of God’s redemption and leadership.

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Numbers 16:1 mentions Egypt.

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