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Moses Kills the Egyptian

Moses killed an Egyptian overseer, hid the body in the sand, and then fled — was this righteous intervention, premature zeal, or outright murder, and how does it fit the character of Israel's greatest lawgiver?

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Moses Kills the Egyptian

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