Have mercy! Lord, have mercy on my poor soul!” Women gave birth and whispered cries like this in caves and out-of-the-way places that humans don’t usually use for birthplaces. Moses hadn’t come yet, and these were the years when Israel first made tears. Pharaoh had entered the bedrooms of Israel. The birthing beds of Hebrews were matters of state. The Hebrew womb had fallen under the heel of Pharaoh. A great ruler in his newness and new in his greatness had risen in Egypt and he had said, “This is the law. Hebrew boys shall not be born. All offenders against this law shall suffer death by drowning.” - Zora Neale Hurston , Moses , Man of the Mountain
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