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To: BGHater

We already know that. The rebellion against Rheheboam, Solomon’s son and heir, was about taxes, and it caused a permanent split in the Kingdom of Israel.


7 posted on 08/11/2009 6:00:15 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: Daveinyork
We already know that. The rebellion against Rheheboam, Solomon’s son and heir, was about taxes, and it caused a permanent split in the Kingdom of Israel.

And going further back, Joseph persuaded Pharaoh to give the people of Egypt an 80% 'tax cut' (from 100% of non-household grain production down to 20%), to give an "economic boost" ahead of a prophesied famine (which came to pass). See Genesis 41:34-35.

15 posted on 08/11/2009 8:43:43 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Proud to be an American, where I least I know I'm free!)
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