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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Black/white Illlustrations. Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Fair in brown leather with embossed lettering and decoration; heavy discoloration to covers; spine is cracked and chipped; however pages are clean and intact. 429pp.
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Good. Memorial First edition without jacket on illustrated cloth aged book with slightly bent covers will send out 1 st class post-rare and collectable.
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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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Fair. Memorial ed. Binding tight, pages unmarked but age-toned. Flexible, leather look cover. is in good condition. As pictured. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
