Exodus 1:15

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And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

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Interpretation

The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children. The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman, makes men forget all pity.

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This thought runs through Exodus 1:15-19.

Exodus 1:15 Exodus 1:16 Exodus 1:17 Exodus 1:18 Exodus 1:19

Glossary

Egypt Place: The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.