History is strewn with numerous instances of persecution. And among those groups of people persecuted most, the ones that top the list would be the Jews. In the book of Exodus we hear Pharoah punishing the Jews in anticipation that they 'might' join the enemy! Besides forced rigourous labour, he commands all male babies be drowned in the river.
One can view this as a gender disparity. Why only males? Why not all babies? Perhaps Pharoah was not aware that in Jewish tradition, the child receives its heritage from the religion of the mother. So one born of a Jewish woman, no matter which religion or group the father belonged to, the child would be a Jew. Going by that lineage, Pharoah killed the wrong gender!
But perhaps, Pharoah was not after destroying the whole race - something what Hitler tried to do. He was perhaps only culling numbers - especially of those whom he feared a threat from: male, capable of joining wars and fights. Females posed no apparent threat to him.
If only modern generation, which is quick to blame the female gender for most of its faults, picks up at least the last lesson from him - even though sadistic or inhumane it may seem!
One can view this as a gender disparity. Why only males? Why not all babies? Perhaps Pharoah was not aware that in Jewish tradition, the child receives its heritage from the religion of the mother. So one born of a Jewish woman, no matter which religion or group the father belonged to, the child would be a Jew. Going by that lineage, Pharoah killed the wrong gender!
But perhaps, Pharoah was not after destroying the whole race - something what Hitler tried to do. He was perhaps only culling numbers - especially of those whom he feared a threat from: male, capable of joining wars and fights. Females posed no apparent threat to him.
If only modern generation, which is quick to blame the female gender for most of its faults, picks up at least the last lesson from him - even though sadistic or inhumane it may seem!
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