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