He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast;
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his steadfast love endures forever;
He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all the males that first open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead.
For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
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