Isaac, Abraham's son, married and became
the father of twins, Jacob and Esau. Later, God gave Jacob the
new name of “Israel,” and he was chosen to carry on the
promised line.
Jacob had twelve sons.
One of them, Joseph, was sold into slavery by his own
brothers, but through God's divine care, he eventually became
ruler alongside the king of Egypt, the great Pharaoh.
Joseph, being a godly man, forgave his brothers and invited
all his relatives to move to Egypt, saving them from a
terrible famine. So the seventy descendants of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, known as "The Children of Israel," moved to Egypt,
the country which would one day enslave them, just as God had
foretold Abraham.
Now these descendants of Abraham bore many children, and
the land of Egypt was filled with them; But a new pharaoh, who
did not remember Joseph, began to worry.
He told the Egyptians, "Behold, the Children of
Israel—these Hebrews—now outnumber us. We must deal wisely
with them. If we let them continue to multiply and we become
involved in a war, they might join our enemies and fight
against us."
Ainsi les Égyptiens utilisèrent les
Hébreux comme esclaves. Ces chefs d'esclaves brutaux rendaient
la vie des enfants d'Israël amère par des travaux terriblement
durs, mais le plus qu'ils les maltraitaient le plus qu'ils
grandissaient en nombre.
Alors Pharaon convoqua les sages femmes des Hébreux, et
leurs dit, "Quand vous accoucherez les femmes des Hébreux,
laissez les filles vivre, mais tous les garçons, faites-les
mourir!"
 
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