the book of Sh'mos (Exodus), second book of Tanach
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Why did the Egyptian “astrologers” tell Pharaoh that a savior would be born?
רש"י suggests that Pharaoh's astrologers told him that they had a vision that a savior would be born on a certain day (שמות א:כב & שמות א:טז). Assuming the “astrologers” had no real power of ...
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Why did Moshe and Aaron need to use a staff in initiating the plagues?
Why did Moshe and Aaron need to use a staff in initiating the plagues?
Such as in שמות פרק ז פסוק יט:
יט. וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל משֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶל אַהֲרֹן קַח מַטְּךָ וּנְטֵה יָדְךָ עַל מֵימֵי ...
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Critical Jewish analysis of the Ipuwer papyrus
I just stumbled across information about the Ipuwer papyrus, and I was wondering how many Jewish Egyptologists have had an opportunity to review and study it at length. Other than this very brief ...
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Pharoh's privacy at the Nile
How did Pharaoh prevent people from seeing him use the Bathroom at the Nile?
We know he went early morning, but what prevented others from seeing him?
A source for this information would be ...
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The Frogs Plague [duplicate]
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“Moshe cried out” - really?
For this plague, the posuk says Moshe left and "cried out" (tzoak) to God that the plague should stop.
Why did this plague affect ...
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Why are Parshiyos T'ruma and on not in Sefer Vayikra?
Why is Parshas T'ruma through P'kuday in Sefer Sh'mos and not in Sefer Vayikra? It's all dealing with the building of the Mishkan and the vessels and the Bigday Kihuna. Isn't Sh'mos supposed to be ...
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was paroh the same paroh during the 210 years
Was Paroh at the start the same as the one when it says "there arose a new king" (Exodus 1: 8)? How many parohs were there during the 210 years.
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Why did God invite Moshe to stand on “*the* rock”?
In Parashat Ki Tisa, during the atonement for the Golden Calf, God says to Moshe (Exodus 33:21):
הִנֵּה מָקוֹם אִתִּי; וְנִצַּבְתָּ, עַל-*הַ*צּוּר
Behold, there is a place by Me, and thou ...
