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The Babe in the Bulrushes, by Amy Steedman
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Title: The Babe in the Bulrushes
Author: Amy Steedman
Release Date: October 12, 2009 [EBook #30239]
Language: English
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[Illustration: The baby Moses in the bulrushes.]
THE BABE IN
THE BULRUSHES
By AMY STEEDMAN
[Illustration]
THOMAS NELSON & SONS
NEW YORK
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THE FINDING OF MOSES
Many long years had passed since the days when Joseph's brothers and their families had settled in the land of Egypt. They were a great nation in numbers now, but the Egyptians still ruled over them, and used them as servants. The Pharaoh who had been so kind to the shepherds from Canaan was dead long ago, and the new kings, or Pharaohs as they were called, hated foreigners, and began to treat the Israelites very harshly. There were too many of them, they said; it was dangerous to have so many strong, powerful slaves. They must be kept down, and made to work from morning till night, and be beaten if they did not work fast enough.
That was very hard for the poor people; but worse was to come.