18 January, 2025 19:20

Pharoah did not start with enslavement. 1st issued a special hebrew tax, then got people riled up scared that the hebrews were filling up the land [an exgerration obviously] and then more fear

"They’ll side with other nations" [the age old duel loyalty, literally in the Torah itself], and side with our [meaning HIS] enemies.

It was always self preservation rooted in irrational fear. And with fear a person can control an entire country