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  2. Abomination (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    Tōʻēḇā is used in the following ways: . Every shepherd was "an abomination" unto the Egyptians (Genesis 46:34).; Pharaoh was so moved by the fourth plague, that while he refused the demand of Moses, he offered a compromise, granting to the Israelites permission to hold their festival and offer their sacrifices in Egypt.

  3. Sources and parallels of the Exodus - Wikipedia

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    Manetho defined the Hyksos as being the "Shepherd Kings" or "Captive Shepherds" who invaded Egypt, destroying its cities and temples and making war with the Egyptian people to "gradually destroy them to the very roots". Following a war with the Egyptians a treaty was negotiated stipulating that these Hyksos Shepherds were to exit Egypt. [49]

  4. Jethro (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Jethro's daughter, Zipporah, became Moses' wife after Moses fled Egypt for killing an Egyptian who was beating an enslaved Hebrew. Having fled to Midian, Moses intervened in a water-access dispute between Jethro's seven daughters and the local shepherds; Jethro consequently invited Moses into his home and offered him hospitality.

  5. Biblical Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Dwelleth in Egypt painted by James Jacques Joseph Tissot, c. 1900. Biblical Egypt (Hebrew: מִצְרַיִם; Mīṣrāyīm), or Mizraim, is a theological term used by historians and scholars to differentiate between Ancient Egypt as it is portrayed in Judeo-Christian texts and what is known about the region based on archaeological evidence.

  6. Flight into Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13–23) and in New Testament apocrypha.Soon after the visit by the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him.

  7. Ezekiel 34 - Wikipedia

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    In this chapter, Ezekiel prophesies against the "irresponsible shepherds" of Israel and states that God will instead seek out God's sheep and become their "true shepherd". [2] The Jerusalem Bible notes the continuity of this theme, occurring in Jeremiah 23:1–6 , here in Ezekiel, and later resumed in Zechariah 11:4–17 , as well as in the New ...

  8. History of the Jews in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Some Egyptian and stateless Jews were expelled from Egypt, creating a refugee crisis. [ 78 ] After 1956, prominent families, like the Qattawis, were left with only a fraction of the social clout they had once enjoyed, if they could remain in Egypt at all.

  9. Unclean animal - Wikipedia

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    According to the majority of Sunni scholars, dogs can be owned by farmers, hunters, and shepherds for the purpose of hunting and guarding and the Qur'an states that it is permissible to eat what trained dogs catch. [32] Among the Bedouin, the saluki dogs are cherished as companions and allowed in the tents.