Egyptians
- Egyptians (Kosovo Egyptians) – There were 201 ethnic Egyptians in Novi Sad city according to the 2002 census. Egyptians previously were regarded as part of the Roma nationality, but now they are recognized as a separate ethnic group. Egyptians mostly live in Kosovo and speak Albanian. According to some theories about their origin, they are either descendants of Roma who claim to have come to the Balkans from Egypt, or descendants of Egyptian soldiers who came to Balkans in the 4th century.
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Famous quotes containing the word egyptians:
“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers.” So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the LORD tossed the Egyptians into the sea.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 14:26,27.
“But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. The Egyptians became ruthless in imposing tasks on the Israelites...”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 1:12,13.
“And when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this observance?’ you shall say, ‘It is the passover sacrifice to the LORD, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, when he struck down the Egyptians but spared our houses.’”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 12:26-27.