Pharaoh was stubborn and refused to believe in God: (Exodus 5)
1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.'" 2 Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go." Then, God hardened his heart in order to show His power (Exodus 10):
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
Ancient egyptian soldiers lived in cupboards and were tortured by the pharaos if they went out of the cupboard without permission. the pharaoh would allow them to live in villas but must stay in their personall cupbards at all times.
Pharaoh refused to allow the Israelites to stop working even temporarily, and commanded that from then on, no straw should be supplied for the bricks they had to make. They would have to gather the straw themselves (Exodus ch.5).See also:More about MosesThe Exodus
Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt after God sent ten plagues to convince Pharaoh to release them. The Israelites crossed the Red Sea on dry land, with the waters parting to allow them to escape. They then journeyed through the desert for 40 years before reaching the Promised Land.
Egypt refused to allow Israeli ships to pass through the Suez Canal.
God did this to punish the Egyptians for keeping Hebrew slaves.(Read more about it in the book Exodus(In Bible) The above answer is not completely correct. The Hebrews were not slaves, and it was not a punishment for a wrong done to them, but the Pharaoh was being stubborn and did not allow them to leave Egypt. Each plague was worse than the one which preceded it until the Pharaoh finally relented.
My parents, who are ancient and old fashioned, don't allow me to do anything.
No. The Greeks were too he-man to allow that. However, Cleopatra was of Greek descent, but she ruled Egypt, and only because an invading Roman named Julius Caesar deposed her brother and placed her on the throne.
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As a queen, her husband died. The heir was too young to rule. She ruled co regent with him.
After Moses ha fled Egypt God came unto him in the form of a burning bush and told him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt due to the forced labor they underwent for Pharaoh. Moses protested saying he was not a great speaker so God allowed Aaron to speak for him. Moses appeared before he elders and turned his staff into a serpent so they would believe him. He then performed the miracle before Pharaoh but God had hardened his heart so he would not allow the Israelites to leave. After the the death of the first born son, with Passover for the Israelites, Pharaoh chased them out of Egypt. Moses then received the Ten Commandments and the miracle of manna.
To allow trade to go around easier
Roughly 10% of the population of Egypt consists of Coptic Christians who are not restricted by Muslim dietary laws, therefore, it is possible to import food that is not halal into Egypt.