Motif
Killing of male children and sparing of daughters
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A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Infant Killing, Dynastic Persecution, and Sparing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XL. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32137-32197 confidence: high
When Moses comes with truth, opponents command that believers’ sons be slain and daughters spared; Pharaoh says he wants to kill Moses.
The opponents command that the sons of those who believed with Moses be slain and their daughters spared alive.
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