The ten Plagues which God sent upon Egypt (Exodus chapter 7 to 12).
In the Exodus, Moses brought the Israelites out of the Egyptian slavery under the guidance of God, after God brought plagues upon the Egyptians (Exodus ch.1-12).
After the Israelites left, Egypt was in turmoil for decades. Though Israel was later harassed (Judges ch.3,6 and 10) by its smaller neighbors (Ammon, Moab, Midian), not a peep was heard from Egypt for four hundred years.
Egypt's turmoil is also borne out by the Ipuwer papyrus, which mentions a number of the Plagues ("Pestilence is throughout the land....the river is blood, death is not scarce...there is no food...neither fruit nor herbs can be found...barley has perished...all is ruin...the statues are burned") (Professor John van Seters, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology no. 50). The plagues were also described by ancient historians, including Herodotus and Diodorus. The Exodus is mentioned by Strabo, Berosus, Artapanus, Numenius, Justin, and Tacitus.
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Pharaoh heart was hardened , so he would not let the Israelites free.
The Pharaoh in the Exodus story is never named - he is simply referred to as "Pharaoh".
The Pharaoh and the Egyptians. The Pharaoh mostly.
The Egyptian Pharaoh refused to release the Jews.
Moses is the figure who asked the Pharaoh of Egypt to free the Israelites from slavery, as described in the biblical Book of Exodus. He was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of bondage and confront Pharaoh, demanding their liberation. Despite multiple requests and demonstrations of divine power, Pharaoh repeatedly refused until a series of plagues ultimately compelled him to let the Israelites go.
God instructed Moses to go to Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. He was to tell Pharaoh, "Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness."
Pharaoh ultimately let the Israelites go after a series of devastating plagues that struck Egypt, which were interpreted as signs of divine power. The final plague, the death of the firstborn, led to immense suffering and prompted Pharaoh to relent. Additionally, he faced increasing pressure from his own people, who urged him to release the Israelites to stop the calamities. This decision was seen as a culmination of God's will to liberate the Israelites from slavery.
Pharaoh would not release the Israelites from Egypt. The Israelites were slaves to the Egyptians and God commanded Moses to free them.
the Pharaoh set the Israelites free because his first and only son died ( he died in the tenth plague he was very upset.
He answered them more than once (Exodus ch.5 to 11), but the gist of all the answers was that he refused to free the Israelites. (Sometimes he spoke of his own volition, not as an answer, and did proclaim the Israelites' emancipation, but in each case [except ch.12] he soon retracted.)
The pharaoh at the time was Rameses.
After Pharaoh freed the Israelites, they were pursued by the Egyptians, who sought to recapture them as they left Egypt. The Egyptians, led by Pharaoh, caught up to the Israelites at the Red Sea, where they were ultimately defeated when Moses parted the waters, allowing the Israelites to escape and the Egyptian army to be drowned. Thus, it was the Egyptians who first attempted to recapture the Israelites after their liberation.