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Numbers 16:25

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Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

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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 through Moses, making it a symbol of their former bondage. In this context, Dathan and Abiram’s rebellion against Moses rejects God’s appointed leadership and implicitly disparages the deliverance from Egypt.

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Numbers 16:25 mentions Egypt.

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