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17 When Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them by the way to the land of the Philistines, although that was nearby, for God said, |Lest the people change their minds and return to Egypt when they experience war.| 18 So God brought the people around by the way of the desert to the Red Sea, and the Israelites went up from the land of Egypt prepared for battle. Exodus 13:17-18, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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