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"Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
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When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight; and as he approached to look, there came the voice of the Lord:
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"I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look.
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Then the Lord said to him, "Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
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I have surely seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, I will send you to Egypt.'
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