Genesis to Exodus: From Family to Nation

September 7, 2022

Genesis to Exodus: From Family to Nation

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The construction of the Family of Israel takes place in the concluding chapters of Genesis.

The Book of Exodus is about the formation of the nation.

These sessions will focus on nation-building in Exodus and the relation of family and nation as reflected in the first several chapters of Exodus.

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