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Jews were persecuted in ancient Egypt because their religion was very different. Judaism is one of the first recorded religions to only have one god they worshiped which made the ancient Egyptians that believed in many gods and goddesses angry.
The above answer does not correlate with The Bible which holds that the Pharaoh was afraid that they were becoming too numerous and may have risen up against him in revolt. Therefore, to weaken their political position, he enslaved them.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThis is because they had all the wealth because they are smart people. Te pharaoh/ king of Egypt became scared that Jews would take over so he tried to execute them. Luckily Moses came a long and gave them their promised land. Hope this helps!
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∙ 13y agoAccording to the Bible, the Israelites were welcomed to Egypt in the time of Joseph. The Bible says that centuries later, the Egyptians became concerned because the Hebrew people had many more children than did the Egyptian people. It was feared that soon the Israelites would outnumber the Egyptians themselves. The Egyptians responded by enslaving the Hebrews and by seeking to limit the number of Israelite babies raised, including that the firstborn boy should be killed.
The historical truth is more mundane. There is a near-consensus among scholars that the Israelite people were never an enslaved people in Egypt and that there never was an Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible. The earliest historical mention of Israel as a separate group was around 1205 BCE, when the Pharaoh announced that his forces had (almost) wiped out the small Israelite nation, during a military expedition through the Levant. The Egyptians had no record of the Israelites ever being in Egypt itself.
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∙ 12y agoThe Jews originally (Jacob+ 12 sons) went down to Egypt because there was no rain in Israel which caused hunger, and in Egypt there was more food, therfore they went down for food.
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∙ 11y agoThey were persecuted because they were jewish and they were homosexual
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∙ 11y agoThere was a famine in their homeland of Canaan (Genesis ch.41-46).
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∙ 10y agoThey wanted to escape slavery from the Egyptian pharoah.
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Where did the Jews go after the destruction of the Second Temple?
Egypt
Is it true Passover marks their independence of the Jews from the Romans?
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Did the Jews go to war against Egypt and other countries in 1948?
Egypt and other countries declared war against Israel, which was made mostly of Jews, so, YES, but Israel did not declare war on them.
Do Arabs or Jews live in Egypt?
The overwhelming majority of Egypt is Arab. There used to be a small minority of Jews in Egypt, but they are basically gone now. Most Egyptian Jews live in Israel today.
Why is Egypt important to the history of Judaism?
only sinai important for the Jews but it is Egypt area . but Egypt is talked in the bible, but it is not mean this is holy country for the Jews .
Did any Jews go south into Egypt after or during the babylonian captivity?
Yes. There was a large Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt, during the Second Temple era.
When the Pharaoh took control in Egypt the Jews became...?
The Jews became slaves.
Who is the person that lead the Jews out of Egypt?
Moses.
Does Egypt practice Judaism?
Egypt is a Muslim nation. Very few Jews live there.
Commemorates the exodus of Jews out of Egypt?
Feast Of The PassOver
Mesopotamia and who else lead Jews out of Egypt?
Moses
Who lived in Ancient Egypt besides Egyptians?
The Jews
