How Many Plagues Befell Egypt?
The Vivid Old Testament Saga of the 10 Plagues That Devastated the Land of Egypt and Its People (Exodus 1-12) Has Intrigued Some to Seek Rational Explanations...
The vivid Old Testament saga of the 10 plagues that devastated the land of Egypt and its people (Exodus 1-12) has intrigued some to seek rational explanations for a chronicle of disasters that befell one population yet spared another.
What were the 10 plagues of Egypt in order?
The plagues are: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children. The question of whether Bible stories can be linked to archaeological discoveries is one that has long fascinated scholars.
What were the 7 plagues?
- 1.1 1. Turning water to blood: Ex. 7:14–24.
- 1.2 2. Frogs: Ex. 7:25–8:11/15.
- 1.3 3. Lice or gnats: Ex. 8:12–15/8:16–19.
- 1.4 4. Wild animals or flies: Ex. 8:16–28/8:20–32.
- 1.5 5. Pestilence of livestock: Ex. 9:1–7.
- 1.6 6. Boils: Ex. 9:8–12.
- 1.7 7. Thunderstorm of hail and fire: Ex. 9:13–35.
- 1.8 8. Locusts: Ex. 10:1–20.
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