I. Introduction
The roles of women in society are a topic that has been debated and fought over for several centuries. From the beginning of the history of mankind, women group seem to be dominated by men. Furthermore, the history of the world appears like the records of men’s account because only a few women are recorded in the ancient history. Nevertheless, in this postmodern era where secularism becomes stronger in the market place and political society, feminist movements have remarkably achieved their goal of equality with men. In today’s society the gap between male and female has narrowed down much more than the ancient days, (e.g. more and more female playing top leadership roles in political society and business world more than before) .It is very crucial for God’s people to practice godly values either in postmodern world or during in ancient world. God called Israel to be His people. God’s people are called to be different from the people living around them. In this paper I will compare how women were treated in the family, civic and social order among Israelite and Egyptian. Unlike the position of women in most other ancient civilizations, including that of Greece, the Egyptian woman seems to have enjoyed the same legal and economic rights as the Egyptian man - at least in theory. This notion is reflected in Egyptian art and historical inscriptions. Surprisingly, God used Egyptians to rule over Israel for a few hundred of years. On the other hand, the people of Israel were led and govern by God-given laws and values.
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