Book Excerpt: Israelites, is problematic. Royal families are not apt to adopt an unknown waif into the royal household and bring him up as their royal own, especially if this waif belongs to what is regarded as an inferior race. The tie of motherhood is the only one that could over-rule caste and override prejudice. If the daughter of Pharaoh, or more properly "the Pharaoh," were the mother of Moses, she had a better reason for hiding him in the bulrushes than did the daughter of a Levite, for the order to kill these ...
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Book Excerpt: Israelites, is problematic. Royal families are not apt to adopt an unknown waif into the royal household and bring him up as their royal own, especially if this waif belongs to what is regarded as an inferior race. The tie of motherhood is the only one that could over-rule caste and override prejudice. If the daughter of Pharaoh, or more properly "the Pharaoh," were the mother of Moses, she had a better reason for hiding him in the bulrushes than did the daughter of a Levite, for the order to kill these profitable workers is extremely doubtful. The strength, skill and ability of the Israelites formed a valuable acquisition to the Egyptians, and what they wanted was more Israelites, not fewer.Judging from the statement that there were only two midwives, there were only a few hundred Israelites--perhaps between one and two thousand, at most.So leaving the legend of the childhood of Moses with just enough mystery mixed in it to give it a perpetual piquancy, we learn that he was brought up an EgyRead More
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Add this copy of Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great (Memorial to cart. $7.00, good condition, Sold by Becker's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Wm. H. Wise.
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B&W Illustrations & Diagrams. Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Fair in brown leather with embossed lettering and decoration; heavy discoloration to covers; spine and board edges are cracked and chipped; however pages are clean and intact.
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VERY GOOD. JACKET: TORN DJ. 8 1/2" X 6" DJ SPINE IS SLIGHTLY TORN. MANY OF THE PAGES ARE NOT SEPARATED AND ARE STILL TOGETHER. BOOK STORE STICKER ON FRONT INNER COVER. NO MARKINGS. CLEAN. _PAB_
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