Egypt, Egyptian

Facts

Egypt is a country in the northeast part of Africa, to the south and west of the land of Canaan.

An Egyptian is a person who was born in Egypt and whose ancestors were from Egypt.
In ancient times, Egypt was a powerful and wealthy country.
Ancient Egypt was divided into two parts, Lower and Upper. "Lower Egypt" was where the Nile River flowed down into the Mediterranean Sea.
Joseph and Mary went down to Egypt with the young child Jesus, to flee Herod.
Several times when there was little food in Canaan, Israel's patriarchs traveled to Egypt to buy food for their families.