"Ingathering of the exiles" refers to the vision of the biblical prophets, who said the Jews would return to the Promised Land of Israel after a long exile among the nations.

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And although Jacob appears to be something of an anti-hero He actually literally limps into the Promised Land alone Jacob is a new and honest man.

尽管雅各布貌似是一个反英雄式人物,他实际上确实是独自艰难地进入应许之地的,雅各布是一个全新的诚实的人。

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They've just heard a report from a reconnaissance team that scoped out the land, and that they think that the chances of conquering the Promised Land are very, very slim.

他们刚从侦探小组,那里收到一份侦查地形的报告，他们认为征服应许之地的,希望，非常，非常的渺茫。

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And this embarrassing episode is just the beginning of a sequence of embarrassing events that will occur as the Israelites move from Egypt towards the land that's been promised to them.

这令人尴尬的一幕只是,一系列尴尬事件的开始,这些都将发生在他们从埃及到应许之地的路上。

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