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Nile River, River of Egypt
Facts:
The Nile is a very long and wide river in northeastern Africa. It is especially well known as the main river of Egypt.
- The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea.
- Crops grow well in the fertile land on either side of the Nile River.
- Most Egyptians live near the Nile River since it is an important source of water for food crops.
- The Israelites lived in the land of Goshen, which was very fertile because it was located along the Nile River.
- When Moses was a baby, his parents placed him in a basket among the reeds of the Nile to hide him from Pharaoh's men.
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(See also: other/egypt · other/goshen · other/moses)
Bible References:
Examples from the Bible stories:
*08:04 Egypt was a large, powerful country located along the Nile River. *09:04 Pharaoh saw that the Israelites were having many babies, so he ordered his people to kill all Israelite baby boys by throwing them into the Nile River. *09:06 When the boy's parents could no longer hide him, they put him in a floating basket among the reeds along the edge of the Nile River in order to save him from being killed. *10:03 God turned the Nile River into blood, but Pharaoh still would not let the Israelites go.