Egypt

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Explore 2,514 Jewish texts related to the theme of Egypt, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Pharaoh: Moses at the Dawn of Creation

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We all know the basics: baby Moses in a basket, found by Pharaoh's daughter. But what if I told you there's a whole world of interpretation swirling around just a few verses? to on...

Pharaoh's Compassion

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Take this one from Exodus 2:6, describing Pharaoh’s daughter discovering the infant Moses adrift in the Nile: "She opened it and saw the child [yeled], and behold, a boy [na’ar] cr...

Miriam: Moses's Transgression

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The Torah tells us, "His sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter: ‘Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?’" (Exodus 2:7). But why specifically ...

Trial of Moses and Pharaoh

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It’s a story filled with palace intrigue, near-fatal tests, and a touch of divine intervention. We all know the basics: baby Moses in a basket, found by Pharaoh's daughter. But She...

Moses Leaves Egypt

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That’s the kind of feeling that propelled Moses into his destiny. to the book of Exodus, specifically Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of Exodus. It all star...

Moses's Compassion and Israelite

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It's easy to picture the pyramids, the scorching sun, and the relentless labor. But what about the small acts of defiance, the glimmers of hope that hinted at a future redemption? ...

Blessing of Moses

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But as is so often the case with Torah, the rabbis unpack layers upon layers of meaning. What did it really mean when it says "he saw that there was no man"? The ancient rabbis of ...

Moses Awaits the Messiah and Egyptian

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The story goes that Moses, having slain an Egyptian taskmaster, intervenes in a quarrel between two Hebrews. And what does he get for his trouble? A stinging rebuke: "Who appointed...

Choirs of Angels and Moses

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The book of Exodus tells us that Moses fled Pharaoh after killing an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave (Exodus 2:15). But Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretati...