Pharaoh Gives In To Moses; Plague Wipes Out First Born
Canaan Fears Israel invasion, scouts report
Scouts returning from CaRAMESES, 15 AVIV.-Moses' oft-repeated plea to Pharaoh Merneptah, to "let my peonaan tell of the paralyzing ple go," was finally heard today, Just after midnight, when the King of Egypt, badly tear that has gripped the inshaken by the death of his eldest son, not only agreed to Moses' request, but actually inhabitants of that country In sisiied that the Israelites leave Ure country irfiirrcuJateJy. Pharaoh had sent for the the wake of the news concernIsraelite leaders as soon as word had reached him that all of Egypt's first- big the Israelites' release. born—including Pharaoh's—had been "mysteriously" struck down at midnight. Among the small Hebrew Moses and Aaron had excommunities in Canaan, on pected the call. They had left (See Page 2) for Rameses several hours earlier, after Moses had told the Jewish Press: "The period of haggling is t*^ "*W* time we are going >~~ ••---. JSuatmah briefly and |>..*fRy: Tonight we leave. And I think that this time Pharaoh will relent." The meeting in Pharaoh Merneptah's palace was a very short one, the shortest of all the meetings held to date between the ruler of Egypt SERVING DES MOINES, 3 C0UNCIL BLUFFS, LINCOLN, OMAHA and the leader of the insurgent Omaha, Neb.. Fri., April 1.1977 Vol.LVINo.20 ^Hebrews. Addresses Moses Merneptah, surrounded by his Council of Magicians, spoke, to Moses in these
words: ' • "Rise up and get you forth from among my people—you a n d t h e - c h i l d r e n ol Israel—and go serve your »> Lord 'as you have said. Take your flocks and your herds and be gone!" But then, Merneptah began to mention terms and limitations. •.To the consternation of those present, Moses dared to interrupt Pharaoh, as he curtly rejected all conditions. This was an Unprecedented thing In the palace, and contrary to the sacred protocol, in which Moses is wcll-vcrsed.Moses declared emphatically that he had been willing to discuss terms before God smote the land of Egypt -but not any more. A smitten people^ he added, does not dictate J«hns; It has to accept them. A Last Effort In a last effort, Pharaoh protested against "the acts of spoliation" committed by the outgoing Israelites, alleging that the Hebrews had "ransacked" the houses of the .Egyptians. Moses retorted that the Israelites had acted upon his orders, ' "This property," said Moses, "is property stolen from our people and even if Pharaoh were to deny this he cannot deny that It Is rightful compensation for the hard labor of the Israelites and for their exertlon-boUi physical and spiritual- in building Egypt." Moses recalled the leading role played by Joseph the' Hebrew in reconstructing the tottering economy of Egypt and saving the country from total ruin. "'Egypt,"~ss!d Moses, ; (See Page 2)
Order of the Day Sons of Jacob—tribes of Israel! This month shall be unto you the beginning of months. This day shall be unto you the first day of all days till the end of time. For today you have been delivered from slavery unto freedom. Today you have become a naiiun. .Egypt, with its taskmasters and its heathen beliefs, is behind you. In front of you is the desert, vast and terrible. But this terrifying wilderness leads to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the land of your fathers. Be not dismayed. For if you will remain faithful to the convenant and willingly undertake all the sacrifices the Lord may exact from you—then He will allow no harm to come to you, and your enemy shall not overpower you. As you have emerged today from bondage unto freedom, so shall you be free tomorrow in the land of your fathers. All the tribes of Israel are one nation ; and all the cities of Canaan are one land. , Hear, 0 Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord I Moses, the son of Amram
Terror, Panic Palace Is Stormed # • / » / » A A A 4% -•_ Hungry Mobs 600,000 Gathering Grip Country By RAMESES, 13 AVIV. - A RAMESES — Widespread huge crowd, driven by hunger, panic is reigning In Egypt as a yesterday staged a mass result of the terrible plagues demonstration before the with which the country Has Palace of Merneptah. The demonstrators threw stones at been stricken. the police and troops in an atForeign observers predict tempt to break through to the . that, unless some miracle oc- Palace. Troops specially trained for curs soon,' Egypt will face total collapse. The same such purposes and supported observers report that the by Ironclad chariots charged fields of the Nile Valley have the crowd with drawn swords. been laid waste, and hungry In the ensuing melee, many crowds have broken Into and were killed and wounded, a great number being trampled looted the temples. under the hoofs of the horses. All traffic on the Nile is at a standstill. .Many villagers Hebrews Spared have organized themselves in-' A summary check of to bands who rove the Israelite homes in the highways, robbing and jGoshen province reveals looting. that the Angel of Death, on The. authorities appear to be his way to smite the sons of powerless to stem these out- Egypt, passed over the breaks of violence. A number families of the Hebrews of the King's commissioners and left them intact. It seems the Children of in the villages have been murdered, and the remainder Israel were under God's have fled for their lives to the special protection tonight, for not only are all the firstcapital. born sons still alive—but no At the time of this writing, Israelite died In the course d i s t u r b a n c e s continue of the night, even of sothroughout the country. called natural causes.
s Instructions * Bas been issued by r £Z~J; .'ExodusHeatiquartere: roaemes w nwmuiy ngi' arcIUIUJ'" ttotheir respective tribes. 2, Each tribe will camp separately under its own stan' * dard, A. Everyone is to follow the Instructions of our police, so as < . -to avoid crowding, and to arrange themselves speedi:
Camp to answer pertinent questions and straighten out any difficulties that may arise. isenpSe stin arriving from Cosher, and other jsartaet "Egypt arc to report at once to the Information Tents, "wSsre they will receive fa!! instructions. * Persons not belonging to any particular tribe will congregate in the northern corner of the Camp, where they will be given full instructions as io the manner In '
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RAMESES, 15 Aviv) 2524 (since the Creation) and 490 (since the founding of Zlon). - The Children of Israel The Israelites will not use the 600,000 strong, not counting the women and children — coastal route to Canaan, It was are on the move, ynder. the leadership of Moses, the Man announced tonight by Moses. of God, they are preparing to leave Egypt'after a stay This route Is regarded as too there of x>ver 200 years, the last 86 years of which were dangerous. spent in bittery slavery. For security reasons, Moses The twelve tribes are moving in military order toward refused to divulge the course to be taken. Succoth, the point of departure, each man with his own tribe, and each tribe under its own standard. The heads of the tribes are keeping in close touch with Moses, ready at a moment's notice to help launch the long-awaited exodus. .'.,••.. It is now midnight. A full moon |s throwing a bluish light on the giant obelisks of Pithom and Rameses, the treasure cities the Israelites built for Pharaoh. In awed silence this great people is preparing for the : leap from slavery to freedpm,_^frpm ^nameless Eye-Wltness Report of obscurity to melgiorious dawn of its life as a nation. Soon the s u n will herald the rising,sun of a nation's beginning SUCCOTH, 14 Aviv. - As trek back to the Land of the history; : far as the eye can reach one Fathers. s e e s only tabernacles, • : . Terrible Events Guards Keep Order thousands upon thousands of These last minutes bring to Thousand of guards, ap- a climax a series of strange them, made of sturdy Egyptian cane and standing in long pointed by Moses, are busy In- and terrible events which rows tapering away to the stituting and "keeping order, preceded this day and made It horizon. taking care of the continuous possible. . , . The first arrlvalsfound here flood of people arriving from It may be said that it all nothing but sand, but now,- all corners of-Egypt, and ar- began when Moses; who had wlttiin a few days, a huge ranging them In their respec- been ' brought up; in; the camp. stretchlne over hun- tlve .tribes, whose con- household of Pharaoh, went dreds of acres, has been built lonments may be recognized out to his brethren and regardto house the Children of Israel by their particular tribal stan- ed them In their plight. Propreparing to return to their dards. Over on the far left one foundly moved by what he can see the standard of Judah saw, he dedicated his life to homeland. An amazing phenomenon is — the Mon on a llghtblue the redemption of his people. the order and discipline reign- background; further to the It may also be said that it ing 'tn.tbe.camp — certainly a right: flies the standard of began when he went into the trememdous achievement It Zevulun, flashing white in the house ot Pharaoh and said to one recalls that only yester- sun, and not far-from there him: Let my people got . . . day these same people were flutters the green flag of the and Pharaoh hardened his the lowliest of slaves. As if by tribe of Simon. heart. the touch of a magic wand, But the beginning of the end And still they keep coming, order has come out of chaos. on foot and by camel, the came with the first of the ten Out of this unwieldy mass of marks of the shackles still plagues that were to harass humanity, tribes and fighting imprinted on many hands and the Egyptians. Since the day columns have been formed, feet, and their the E g y p t i a n s ready to undertake the long (See Pag?S) Tseepagez)
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