Egypt (sources)
Survey of ancient sources on Egypt.
Overview
New Testament
Gospel of Matthew
Matt.2.13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
Matt.2.14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt
Matt.2.15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
Matt.2.19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Acts of Apostles
Acts.2.10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
Acts.7.9 “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him
Acts.7.10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
Acts.7.11 Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.
Acts.7.12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit.
Acts.7.15 And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers,
Acts.7.17 “But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
Acts.7.18 until there arose over Egypt another king who did not know Joseph.
Acts.7.34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
Acts.7.36 This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
Acts.7.39 Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt,
Acts.7.40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’
Acts.13.17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
Hebrews
Heb.3.16 For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses?
Heb.8.9 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.
Heb.11.26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
Heb.11.27 By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
Letter of Jude
Jude.1.5 Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
Revelation of John
Rev.11.8 and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified.