Egypt in the Bible

Meaning: that troubles or oppresses; anguish

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And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way. When they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I bring you word; for Herod is about to seek for the young child, to destroy him.






































































And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.





























By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king: for he patiently endured, as seeing him that is invisible.





































and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through his prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son.



And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.








































































































And there came a famine, and great affliction on the whole land of Egypt, and of Chanaan: and our fathers found no sustenance.

























esteeming the reproach on account of the Christ as greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he earnestly looked to the reward.








































When they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I bring you word; for Herod is about to seek for the young child, to destroy him. And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through his prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son. read more.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and sent out and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem and in all its borders, from the age of two years and under, according to the time which he had strictly inquired of the Magi. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: A voice was heard in Eamah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning; Eachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted because they are no more. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying: Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the young child's life.















And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which, spiritually, is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.






And God spoke thus: That his posterity should sojourn in a strange land, and they should enslave them and afflict them, for four hundred years.

And this I affirm, that the covenant which had been before confirmed by God with respect to Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, could not annul so as to make the promise of no effect.