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situate_a upon_o nilus_n this_o the_o israelite_n be_v force_v to_o build_v ramesse_n or_o raemses_n gen._n 47._o exod._n 1.12_o which_o also_o be_v build_v by_o the_o israelite_n in_o their_o bondage_n when_o they_o be_v slave_n and_o serve_v the_o egyptian_n sucoth_fw-mi exod._n 12.13_o etham_n exod._n 12._o piachiroth_o magdalum_fw-la beelsephon_n the_o red_a sea_n exod._n 14._o migdal_n or_o migdalum_n jerem._n 44.46_o taphnis_n jerem._n 2.43.44.46_o exod._n 30._o phature_n paturos_fw-la pathros_n jerem._n 44._o ezech._n 19.30_o tanis_n num._n 13._o esa_n 19_o ezech._n 30._o psalm_n 77._o this_o josephus_n call_v protanis_n alexandria_n jerem._n 46._o ezech._n 20._o pelusium_n and_o bubastus_n ezech._n 30._o memphis_n call_v of_o the_o hebrew_n noph_n and_o sometime_o moph_n and_o migdol_n esa_n 19_o jerem._n 2.44.46_o ezech._n 30._o ose_n 9_o this_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n where_o they_o ordinary_o keep_v their_o court_n and_o be_v the_o metropolitan_a 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