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“Matthew's Gospel states that Jesus was taken to Egypt to fulfill a prophecy that "out of Egypt have I called my son."”

CitedSeen 1 time · first Aug 15, 2026 · last Aug 15, 2026

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Matthew 2:14–15 explicitly states that Joseph took Jesus to Egypt so that the prophecy 'Out of Egypt I called my son' (quoting Hosea 11:1) would be fulfilled.

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