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The first time the name Egypt appears in the Bible, it is as a son of Ham, who was the cursed son of Noah. The next time that Egypt appears in the Bible, it is a nation where people go to escape famine. Abraham went down to Egypt to avoid the famine in the land. Later, Jacob took the whole household and went down to Egypt to avoid the famine, when his son Joseph was the prime minister of Egypt. Now, in Matthew, we read that the baby Jesus goes down to Egypt, escaping the danger caused by King Herod. There definitely is something special about Egypt in the Bible. But what?

(References: Genesis 12:10)