The Road Back to Egypt Was Dangerously Near

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 226:5

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

Another interpretation: "because it was near" (Exodus 13:17): the road for returning to Egypt was near, as it is said, "a journey of three days" (Exodus 5:3).

Themes

ExodusEgyptProvidence

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