Never before had a prince's going-out been
attended by such wild grief. There was no comfort in Egypt, and the
air was tremulous with mourning from the first cataract to the sea.
CHAPTER XLI
THE ANGEL OF DEATH
Kenkenes had spent two weeks in Goshen in systematic search for Rachel.
The labor had been time-consuming and fruitless.
More than two million Israelites were encamped about Pa-Ramesu, and
among this host Kenkenes had searched thoroughly and fearlessly. He
was an Egyptian and a noble, and Israel did not make his way easy. But
all Judah knew Rachel and loved her, and the first the young man came
upon was a quarryman who had known of Rachel's flight from Har-hat and
of her protection at the hands of an Egyptian. Therefore when Kenkenes
bore witness, by his stature, that he was the protecting Egyptian, and
by his testimony concerning the God of Israel, that he was worthy, this
friendly son of Judah began to suspect that Rachel would be glad to see
the young noble, and he joined Kenkenes in his search. Furthermore, he
softened the hearts of the tribe toward the Egyptian and they tolerated
him with some assumption of grace.
The other tribes gave him no heed except to glower at him in the
camp-ways or to mutter after him when he had passed.
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