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Blessed art thou, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and revered God, the most high God, who bestowest lovingkindnesses, and possessest all things; who rememberest the pious deeds of the patriarchs, and in love wilt bring a redeemer to their children's children for thy name's sakE

Exodus 3 -1

The Burning Bush

3 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian,

and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the wmountain of God. 2

xAnd ythe angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush.

He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”

4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, zGod called to him

aout of the bush, “Moses, Moses!”

And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near;

btake your sandals off your feet,

for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

6 And he said,

c“I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham,

   the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”

And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.