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Genesis 12:15

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princes: Esther 2:2-16; Proverbs 29:12; Hosea 7:4-5; Pharaoh was a common name of the Egyptian kings, and signified a "ruler," or "king," or "father of his country." Genesis 40:2, Genesis 41:1; Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:15; 1 Kings 3:1; 2 Kings 18:21; Jeremiah 25:19, Jeremiah 46:17; Ezekiel 32:2

taken: Genesis 20:2; Esther 2:9; Psalms 105:4; Proverbs 6:29; Hebrews 13:4

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