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Place

Egypt

prophetic nation

Egypt as a nation addressed in prophetic oracles and later biblical memory.

164 appearances9 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

The Nile-valley empire that looms throughout the prophets as both a tempting refuge and a target of judgment. , , and devote extended oracles to and its Pharaohs, picturing the river dried up, the idols of Memphis broken, and the great sea-monster of the Nile dragged from his streams. Yet alongside the judgments stand startling promises that Egypt will one day be called Yahweh's people alongside and Israel, and Joseph carries the infant there to escape Herod.

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Places in this story

Modern location: Ain Shams. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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