Per Exodus 7:8 - 11.10, ten. But be careful about reading any story in Exodus literally.
Ancient Egyptians believed that their ruler was a god on Earth and when he died, he would become Osirus.
Hapi was the ancinet Egyptian god of the Nile and its inundation.
As immortal as any other god.
Imhotep was said to have had 11 siblings, him being the 12th of his parents. He became a God to the Egyptians and was often said to be a poet and a philosopher.
They worshiped lots of gods such as Amon Ra, Horus, Osiris, Thoth, Anubis, Sobek, Shu, Isis, Nun, Geb, and many others.
God sent ten plaques on the Egyptian.
They continued in their idolatry.
When you say "epidemics" do you mean the ten plagues?
The plagues of frogs and lice spread disease and pain. There was no plague of flies.
Answer 1The ten plagues are prevented today with science. We have the technology and the know how to prevent most disasters. When water goes back, we have ways of cleaning it. When there are too many insects, we can spray the crops.Answer 2God's Ten Plagues were brought about by God to make a certain statement to the Egyptians and Israelite nations in Egypt. So, it's not that the plagues are currently being prevented (and would naturally occurr without human intervention) but more that God does not have something to prove by bringing back the plagues.
If you mean the 7 last plagues, they mean in my understanding of scripture that it's the fire that comes down from heaven and devours the wicked, gog and magog. This is confirmed by chapter15 verse 1 of Revelation, where God's wrath is completed.
Seth-god of the desert and foreign lands. The Biblical plagues of locusts was sent by God to show both the Egyptians and Israelites that YHWH is the only God.
In the story of Exodus the ten terrible plagues that God brought onto Egypt are his mighty acts of judgement. [meaning judgemt will fall] God used the plagues to punish the egyptians. They are called "miraculous signs and wonders" from God. No magician or other god can do his miraculous sign.
Exodus means "to exit". And yes, it shows what awsome and powerful God the Isralites have. God himself harden the heart of Pharoh not to let go of God's people for God can magnify and glorify what God can do. Plus, God had sent all those plagues to ashame all the Egyptians 'gods". For every main god the egyptians served, God sent a plague.
There were a total of 10 plaques in Egypt , sent by God.
Bringing the Ten Plagues upon the Egyptians (Exodus ch.7-12), and giving the Torah to the Israelites (Exodus ch.19-20).
God sent the 10 plagues in Egypt because the Pharaoh wouldn't obey God's message through Moses to let the Israelites leave slavery. Pharaoh said he would after every plague to get rid of them, but changed his mind. After the last plague, involving Pharaoh's son to die, he finally gave in and the Israelites escaped Egypt.