Plagues of Egypt

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title: Plagues of Egypt
text: In the Book of Exodus, the Plagues of Egypt are ten disasters that Yahweh inflicts on the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to emancipate the enslaved Israelites, each of them confronting the Pharaoh and one of his Egyptian gods; they serve as "signs and marvels" given by Yahweh in response to the Pharaoh's taunt that he does not know Yahweh: "The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD". These Plagues are recited by Jews during the Passover Seder. The consensus of modern scholars is that the To
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description: Ten disasters inflicted by God on Egypt in the story of the Exodus
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date created: 2004-04-07T22:00:22Z
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