In Exodus 6:5 Yahweh tells Moses He has heard the groaning of the enslaved Israelites and has remembered His Covenant that He made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
15Oo Ilaah weliba wuxuu kaloo Muuse ku yidhi, Waxaad ku tidhaahdaa reer binu Israa'iil, Rabbiga ah Ilaahii awowayaashiin, oo ah Ilaahii Ibraahim, iyo Ilaahii Isxaaq, iyo Ilaahii Yacquub ayaa ii soo kiin diray; kanu waa magacayga weligay, oo laygu xusuusto ka ab ka ab.