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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Exodus 2:23

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage--The language seems to imply that the Israelites had experienced a partial relaxation, probably through the influence of Moses' royal patroness; but in the reign of her father's successor the persecution was renewed with increased severity. Next: Exodus Chapter 3
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