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Why are the Egyptians more concerned with the Exodus of the Jews than their own defeat?
In the Haggada we read the following verse (Shemos 1:10 from Chabad.org):
הָבָה נִתְחַכְּמָה לוֹ פֶּן יִרְבֶּה וְהָיָה כִּי תִקְרֶאנָה מִלְחָמָה וְנוֹסַף גַּם הוּא עַל שׂנְאֵינוּ וְנִלְחַם בָּנוּ ...
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Magicians of Egypt (sometimes referred to as Jannes and Jambres)
Exodus 7:11 ESV
Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the
magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts.
Exodus 7:11 Hebrew Study Bible (Apostolic / ...
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Go out to receive the Torah then come back to convert Egypt
I just heard from my uncle a novel idea about the Exodus. Apparently, the original intention was for the Jews to go out of Egypt to receive the Torah, and then come back to convert the Egyptians.
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Ten plagues of Egypt: hail and pestilence
According to Moses, the fifth plague of Egypt killed all livestock except that of Israel. If all were killed, then why did Moses warn the Pharaoh to bring his cattle to shelter before the hail? The ...
