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What does Eden represent in Ezekiel 31?
Firstly, addressing the questions;
"Eden" means Eden. The allegory here is actually "trees of Eden" vs "Cedar in Lebanon". The former represents God's people, Israel, ...
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Jacob blessing Pharaoh twice
Blessing occurs in multiple OT Hebrew passages as a part of greeting and leave taking interactions. In the first instance in Verse 7 Jacob is saying "Hi" to Pharoah, and in the second ...
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Is the Oath Formula "By the Life of Pharaoh" Attested Anywhere outside of Biblical Literature?
Nice Egyptology question!
For this you want Temple oaths in Ptolemaic Egypt : a study at the crossroads of law, ethics and religion (V Massa 2018)
I've pasted some relevant parts.
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Did God lead the Israelites into slavery?
Short Answer: No. At least, the scripture does not say that God lead the Israelites into slavery.
Why did the Israelites go to Egypt? The Israelites went to Egypt initially because of a severe famine ...
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