Egypt in Jewish Mythology

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The bondage in Egypt, the ten plagues, the Exodus, and the birth of Israel as a people.
Parshat Miketz 6 min

From the Pit to the Second Chariot of Egypt

Hauled from a dungeon at dawn, Joseph rides Pharaoh's second chariot while heralds shout his praise, and a strange new name spells out his whole life.

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Parshat Vayigash 6 min

The Flame at Joseph's Birth and Jacob's Descent to Egypt

When Joseph was born the Holy Spirit fell on Jacob and showed him a flame to burn Esau, and that same fire drove his frightened house down to Egypt.

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Parshat Bo 6 min

The Night Israel Slaughtered the Gods of Egypt

God orders every Israelite household to bind Egypt's holy lamb at the doorpost and slaughter it the night the empire's firstborn die.

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Parshat Shemot 7 min

Egypt Forgot Joseph and Crowned a Cubit-Tall Pharaoh

Levi's coffin closed, the elders warned that Israel had grown mightier than Egypt, and a king a cubit tall took the brick tally in hand.

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Parshat Bo 6 min

Shishak Came for a Widow's Settlement and Took the Throne

Shishak never broke the walls. He came to Jerusalem with scribes and a claim on paper. His widowed daughter was owed her marriage money from Solomon.

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Parshat Vayigash 6 min

The Shepherd Kings Who Took Egypt Without a Battle

An Egyptian priest wrote that shepherd kings seized Egypt without a battle and later built Jerusalem, and Josephus read him as a witness.

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