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8 results for "Egypt"
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Aaron Character
Aaron, the brother of Moses, played a pivotal role in the Exodus narrative as Moses' spokesman before Pharaoh, articulating God's demands for the liberation of …
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Abimelech of Gerar Character
Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar, took Sarah into his household after Abraham identified her as his sister during their travels in the region. God then a…
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Apollos Character
Apollos was an eloquent Jewish Christian from Alexandria, Egypt, who possessed a thorough knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures and initially taught accurat…
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Balaam Character
Balaam was a pagan prophet from Mesopotamia hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the Israelites as they approached the Promised Land during their exodus from …
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Benjamin Character
Benjamin was the youngest of Jacob’s twelve sons and the second child born to his favored wife Rachel during their return journey to Canaan. Rachel died shortly…
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Caleb Character
Caleb was one of the twelve Israelite spies sent by Moses to scout the Promised Land of Canaan. While ten of the spies returned with a discouraging report that …
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Herod the Great Character
Herod the Great ruled as the Roman-appointed king of Judea from 37 to 4 BC, a period that overlaps with the traditional dating of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. In …
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Joseph Character
Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, aroused such jealousy in his brothers that they sold him into slavery in Egypt, where he endured false accusation and imprison…