Numbers 16:5

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and he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, In the morning Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him: even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near to 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 in the exodus, forming them as his covenant people in the wilderness. In this dispute over priestly authority, Egypt stands in the background as the place Israel had left under God’s saving power, underscoring their obligation to submit to his appointed leadership.

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Numbers 16:5 mentions Egypt.

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