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2024-01-01 11:26:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 636DF84B6242FF287E4C83EFAACF7B4A7FC27A4D34F3B3D87992F440114A8BC7
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Original Note:
The comment that only "25% to 30%" of the Jews left Egypt appears to be based on a traditional Jewish exegesis of Exodus 13:18, which says that when the Israelites left Egypt they were "khamushim" (arrayed for battle). The word can be interpreted as "one in five". See Rashi: https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.13.18?lang=bi&with=Rashi&lang2=en
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