And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
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God will own his people, though poor and despised, and will find a time to plead their cause. Pharaoh treated all he had heard with contempt.
Exodus 5:1 quoted in popular culture
- Go down Moses
Song Verified spiritual May 29, 1924 -
Library of Congress recording and exhibition trail · Traditional; popularized in recordings by Marian Anderson · The spiritual turns Moses's command to Pharaoh into one of the most durable freedom songs in American culture.
Library of Congress: Marian Anderson recording of Go down Moses Library of Congress: 'O Let My People Go'
- Aaron
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- Ali (film)
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- Charlotta Bass
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- First presidency of Donald Trump
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- Ibram X. Kendi
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- Mike Pence
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- Moses
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- Phineas and Ferb (season 3)
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- The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
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