Questions tagged [egypt]
a kingdom with which the patriarchs and Israel had many interactions.
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What does Eden represent in Ezekiel 31?
In comparing Egypt to Assyria in Ezekiel 31, Eden is used in the metaphor.
Ezekiel 31:8-9:
The cedars in God's garden could not match [Assyria];
The cypresses could not compare with its boughs,
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Was Mesalim King of Kish, the same person as Moses king of Kush? [closed]
Mesilim
Mesilim
Mesilim (Sumerian: 𒈨𒁲),[3] also spelled Mesalim (c. 2600 BC), was lugal (king) of the Sumerian city-state of Kish.
Though his name is missing from the Sumerian king list, Mesilim ...
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Are the Sea peoples referenced anywhere in the bible?
To better understand this question. And why i feel this is a good, rational question, i will spend a little time below, copying and pasting everything i can find regarding the Sea peoples.
When one ...
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Is the “four hundred years” the equivalent of the “four generations” in the Gen. 15:13-16 prophecy?
Gen. 15:13
Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred
years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own
and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there.
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Why God Punished Egypt as per Jeremiah 46?
Why God Punished Egypt. Is it because they killed good king Josiah. If he was a good king, God never allows that to happen.
Also as per verse 26 it says, "But later on, people will live in Egypt ...
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Why was it important to mention Moses' & Aaron's age in Exodus 7:7?
In Exodus 7:7, the author mentions the ages of Moses & Aaron when they spoke to Pharaoh:
And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when
they spoke to Pharaoh.
Why was ...
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Did the Hebrews spend time in Egypt for 400 or 430 years?
I know this seems like an old question but here's the contradiction I'm struggling with:
400 years
"Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants
will be strangers in a ...
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Did the Israelites appoint a leader to take them back to slavery as alluded in Nehemiah 9:17?
Nehemiah 9:17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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“They refused to listen,
And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them;
So they became stubborn and ...
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Did God take the Samaritans out of Egypt (2 Kings 17:36)?
The origin of the Samaritans, as described in the book of Kings, is a group of people brought from Mesopotamia to Samaria by the Assyrians:
The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, ...
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In Psalm 68:31 How come Princes come out from Egypt when Ezekiel 30:13 says “There shall no longer be princes from Egypt”?
According to Ezekiel 29:15;
Egypt will be the basest of the nations never again to rise above the power of its neighbors.
Modern Egypt doesn't meet this criteria so I guess that this prophecy ...
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“I will diminish them” Ezekiel 29:15. How was Egypt diminished by God after the Chaldean period?
Genesis 10:13-14 NKJV
Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, and
Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim)
According to this passage, the ancient Egyptians ...
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Why was Necho of Egypt following God's commands?
From 2 Chronicles 35 (NIV):
20 After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah marched out to meet him in ...
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In what ways was Pharaoh “troubling the waters with his feet and fouling the rivers” Ezekiel 32:2
Ezekiel 32:2 (NKJV)
"Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say
to him: 'You are like a young lion among the nations, And you are
like a monster in the seas, Bursting ...
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Where did the water come from for the magicians to perform like Moses in Exodus 7:22?
We are told that Moses turned all the water in Egypt into blood
Exodus 7:19 (NKJV)
19 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of ...
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How did Egyptians practice divination using silver cups?
I've been wondering how silver cups could have been used to practice divination. It was practiced in Egypt according to the following passage.
Gen 44:5
Isn’t this the cup my master drinks from and ...
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Was Ezekiel's prophecy referring to only Egypt or does it imply that Africa (the land of Ham) will become the lowest of the Kingdoms? Ezekiel 29:14
Egypt is still relevant today contrary to what we should expect going by Ezekiel's prophecy.
Ezekiel 29:14
"I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to
the land of ...
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Who is the Pharaoh of Ezekiel?
Numerous times in the Book of Ezekiel a Pharaoh is mentioned. Which Pharaoh(s) is/are Ezekiel talking about?
Here are some examples of what I am talking about:
Ezekiel 29:2-3 - "Son of man, set ...
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Was Potiphar, being a captain of an Egyptian guard, likely a eunuch?
In Genesis, we read the infamous story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Potiphar's wife (who is named Zuleikha, at least according Sefer HaYashar) repeatedly makes sexual advances on Joseph, and as we ...
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“Death angel” or “destroyer” or “destruction” in Exodus 12:23?
In Exodus 12, the Israelites were instructed to put blood on their doors, to protect them from the death of the firstborn that the Egyptians would suffer.
In most of Exodus 12, it sounds as though ...
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What would “bless” mean in this context of Genesis 47?
So in this very short exchange between Jacob and Pharaoh, I'm just simply curious about what is meant by this word blessed. Should I interpret this as just a courteous greeting or take it as Jacob ...
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Can the Exodus conflict be read as a conflict between God and the god(s) of Egypt?
In the ancient Egyptian religion, the Pharaoh is the son of Ra. Regarding this particular god and others in Egypt, we read the following in the Book of Exodus.
Exodus 12:12 (NASB)
12 For I will ...
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Did Pharaoh drown with his army? Exodus 14
It is often assumed that the Pharaoh of the Exodus was drowned with his army. This has affected attempts to identify the specific Pharaoh of the Exodus.
However, is such a claim true?
I see a few ...
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The Pharaoh of the Exodus
Is there any textual evidence in Hebrew Bible or Christian New Testament that would identify the Pharaoh involved with Moses and the Exodus? Is there any textual evidence that would also correspond ...
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Do the Mari or Armana documents substantiate the Exodus account of wandering in the desert?
I heard a verbal account of a historic source called the Mari documents that appear to be letters written from Egypt to Vassal Kings warning of the Habiru people—unreliable wandering gypsies who are a ...
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In Matthew 14 Jesus walks on the water. What are the similarities between this account and the ancient Egyptian writings about Horus?
In Matthew 14 Jesus walks on the water. What are the similarities and differences between this account and the ancient Egyptian writings about Horus from Pyramid texts in 25th Century BC?
For example,...
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Did Pharoah have free will?
Pharoah starts by hardening his own heart, but then God hardens it (here is the list of verses). Did God remove Pharoah's free will?
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“Back in ships to Egypt” in Deut. 28
At the end of the curses for disobedience in Deuteronomy 28, verse 68 says:
And the Lord will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that you should never make again; and there ...
