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Genesis says Abram came up from Egypt very wealthy in silver and gold after Pharaoh sent him away. Exodus echoes that departure when the Israelites plunder Egypt of silver and gold as they finally leave.
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1000+ CE
Genesis 13:2
Hebrew Bible
1 So Abram went up from Egypt into the Negev. He took his wife and all his possessions with him, as well as Lot. 2 (Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.) 3 And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.
Exodus 12:35
Hebrew Bible
34 So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, with their kneading troughs bound up in their clothing on their shoulders. 35 Now the Israelites had done as Moses told them—they had requested from the Egyptians silver and gold items and clothing. 36 The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they gave them whatever they wanted, and so they plundered Egypt. 37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Sukkoth. There were about 600,000 men on foot, plus their dependents.
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... Several scholars have pointed to the literary parallels between Abram and Israel’s exoduses from Egypt. The Torah’s description of Israel’s Exodus story, starting with their arrival to Egypt because of famine, through their escape from Egypt (Genesis 43:1–Exodus 12:38) repeats key words, phrases, and themes found elsewhere only in Genesis 12:10–13:2, where Abram’s own exodus story is found. Both accounts describe: (1) a ‘heavy famine’ (Genesis 12:10; 43:1); (2) a descent to Egypt (Genesis 12:11; Exodus 1:11); (3) a ‘captivity’ in Pharaoh’s service (Genesis 12:15; Exodus 1:11); (4) plagues upon the Egyptians (Genesis 12:17; Exodus 7–12); (5) expulsion from Egypt because of plagues (Genesis 12:20; Exodus 12:33); (6) a departure with great wealth (Genesis 12:16; 13:2; Exodus 12:35, 38); and (7) the accompaniment of Lot/a mixed multitude (Genesis 13:1; Exodus 12:38). ...
Postell, Seth D.
Abram As Israel, Israel As Abram Literary Analogy As Macro-Structural Strategy In The Torah
(pp. 165-167) Tyndale Bulletin 67.2, 2016
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