Tag: slavery
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Moses, Genesis, and Exodus
13About Joseph he said: “May the Lord bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below; 14with the best the sun brings forth and the finest the moon can yield; 15with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills; 16with the best…
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Two Years [1-minute read]
4but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land… 10And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you…–Leviticus 25 And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll…
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People and Problems
8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.–Exodus 1 The book of Genesis had a satisfying ending. The people of Israel were saved and delivered from the famine. They found a home in Egypt and an ally in Pharaoh. The villains in Joseph story owned what they could own and…