Texts · 17 · Moses and Joshua

'In the event of war, they'll join our enemies'

The new Pharaoh fears Israel's growing numbers might side with Egypt's enemies and escape. So he enslaves them.

The hinge between two stories.

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This regime change reconciles Genesis's hospitable Egypt with the exodus's land of bondage.

Bible reference: Exodus 1:9–10

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 278

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