So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
So the people spread out across all of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
This verse shows the Israelites being forced to search everywhere for inferior building materials after Pharaoh made their work conditions even harder.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Exodus, the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt and forced to make bricks for Pharaoh's building projects, with straw provided to bind the mud. When Moses, sent by God, demanded that Pharaoh let the people go to worship, Pharaoh responded by increasing their hardships, refusing to supply the straw and ordering them to find their own materials. As a result, the Israelites had to scatter across the land to gather inferior stubble, making their labor even more exhausting and time-consuming.
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