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Numbers 16:32

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and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who appertained to Korah, and all their goods.

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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 of Israel’s former slavery, from which the Lord delivered them in the exodus. In this judgment on Korah’s rebellion, Egypt underscores the seriousness of rejecting God’s appointed leadership after he had rescued the people by his covenant power.

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Numbers 16:32 mentions Egypt.

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