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Exodus 1: A New King for a New Book?
The book of Exodus begins with the transition from a story about a single family to a story about a nation. After Yosef saved the Egyptians from starvation at the end of Genesis and became a right-hand man of Pharaoh, the fortunes of the Israelites changed dramatically.
“A new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph” (Exodus 1:8)
Hebrew: וַיָּקָם מֶלֶךְ־חָדָשׁ עַל־מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע אֶת־יוֹסֵף.
Rashi brings a debate in the Talmud between Rav and Shmuel. One held that this was a brand-new king and the other felt this king simply gave new edicts. Chizkuni explains that because the…
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