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The Plagues of Egypt were sent by God to Egypt to try and convince Pharaoh to set the Jews free from slavery.
They were:
The plagues as they appear in The Bible are:
- Water, which turned to blood and killed all fish and other aquatic life
- Frogs
- Lice
- Flies or wild animals
- Disease on livestock
- Unhealable boils
- Hail and thunder
- Locusts
- Darkness
- Death of the first-born of all Egyptian humans and animals.To be saved, the Israelites had to place the blood of a lamb on their door.
This story can be found in the bible, in the book of Exodus or for an alternative it is fairly accurately represented in the Dreamworks film 'The Prince of Egypt'
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How was God's power over the Pharaoh shown?
In the 10 Plagues (maybe)
When did the 10 plagues of Egypt take place?
The Egyptians were punished with ten plagues when the Israelites were held as slaves by the Egyptians, right before the Exodus, somewhere around 1446 BCE. The exact date of the Exodus is a subject of many scholarly debates -- see the link below for a detailed article on the subject.
Why did God punish Egypt with 10 terrible plagues?
It was to punish Pharaoh and to make his heart soft so he would release the slaves.
How many plagues were upon pharaoh in the Biblical account of the Exodus from Egypt?
ten plagues 1 the nile river was turned into blood, 2 frogs infested the land, 3 gnats infested the land, 4 gadflies, 5 a pestilence on their livestock, 6 boils infected the people, 7 hail came down on the land, 8 locusts, 9 a grest darkness may occur over the land, 10 death of the firstbornsCatholic AnswerThere were ten plagues The nile river turned to bloodFrogs infested the landGnatsFliesAnimal diseasesBoilsHailLocustsThree days of darknessDeath to the Egytian firstborns
Is the ten commandments the beginning of Jewish history?
No. Tradition holds that Jewish history began with Abraham, about 500 years before the giving of the 10 commandments.
Why the story of moses and the 10 plagues is so important to the Jewish people of today?
It places a great debt of gratitude to God upon the Israelites and their descendants.
What book is the 10 plagues in?
Exodus
Did the 10 plagues or the 10 commandments come first?
Commandments.
Did the 10 plagues affect the Land of Goshen?
No
What Jewish festival remembers the last plague?
Passover commemorates all of the plagues, not just the last one.
Are there 3 different plagues?
yes There is the most common wich is the bubonic plague There is the pneumonic plague and the septisemic plague.
How many plagues did people suffer before freeing the hebrews?
10
What did God make Pharaoh?
God made pharaoh the 10 plagues.
How was God's power over the Pharaoh shown?
In the 10 Plagues (maybe)
What is the river of blood mean?
its the first and one of the 10 plagues that appear on Egypt
Why do Jews take 10 dops and wine and tap them on a napkin at passover?
This is to remember each of the ten plagues, taking good away from the cup to remember that the plagues were bad things
In the ten plagues of Egypt were any of the animals poisonous?
No there were no poisonous animals in the 10 plaques.
