The dogs(?) that didn't snarl(?)

PASSOVER IS COMING: The dogs that didn’t bark at the Exodus. As the Israelites prepare to leave Egypt, the Torah makes a reference to dogs. But why? (Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum, The Jewish Chronicle).

Dogs hardly appear in the Torah, but they do feature in the Pesach story. On the night set for leaving Egypt, God promised that “no dog shall snarl against the Israelites” (Exodus 11:7). It’s an odd thing to mention. Why worry about a few woofs?

An intriguing reading that involves the Egyptian god Anubis. With some midrashic support.

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