Shemos Rabbah (21:05) When Pharaoh and the Egyptians began to pursue them, they raised their eyes heavenwards and saw the guardian angel of Egypt hovering in the air and became sore afraid, as it says, And they were sore afraid. What then is the meaning of And, behold, Mizraim was marching after them? Because the name of their guardian angel was Mizraim, and God does not cast down a nation before He destroys their guardian angel first.
But Egypt contined to exist as a nation afterwards so what happened? Did it get a replacement angel?
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