10 PLAGUES OF EGYPT

The water that turns into blood

As can be read in Exodus, chapter 7 verse 21, Moses struck the Nile River with his staff and its waters turned to blood, giving rise to
the first plague of Egypt. At the same time, his brother Aaron is carrying out a similar phenomenon in canals, ponds and pools across
the country.

rain of frogs
The second plague that Moses unleashed on Egypt was a "rain of frogs." According to ancient writings, large quantities of these
amphibians suddenly appeared inside every Egyptian home.
Coincidentally, the phenomenon of "rain of frogs" has been described on more than one occasion during recent history, and in
various places around the world. On July 12, 1873, Scientific American published a report describing "a rain of frogs that darkened
the sky and the land" following a storm.

Lice
The third plague that Moses released was lice or fleas, depending on how you interpret the Hebrew word Keenim. If we take into
account that there had previously been a plague of toxic red algae and an excessive increase in frogs in the area, it is not surprising
that the concentration of certain insects subsequently increased greatly.

wild beasts
Arov is another ambiguous Hebrew word that can be translated as a "mixture," but has gradually been interpreted to refer to any
wild animal, from mosquitoes to wild wolves.
According to the Exodus, wild animals such as poisonous snakes or scorpions were the fourth plague, which includes other animals
such as lions or bears.

sick cattle
The fifth plague unleashed by Moses was a mysterious and contagious disease that affected all Egyptian livestock, quickly killing all
the animals. His description is consistent with a disease called rinderpest, which is caused by a virus and is extremely lethal. In fact,
during the 18th and 19th centuries, this disease devastated the cattle populations of Africa and Europe.
Boils
After the death of the Egyptian cattle, the sixth plague unleashed by Moses was a large number of boils covering the skin of the
natives of the place. These are very painful bumps, generally surrounded by a reddish halo, and caused by the bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus - a bacteria that usually lives on human skin, but can cause infections.

Fire rain
After the death of the cattle and the great outbreak of smallpox, the writings claim that Moses caused a rain of fiery hail as the
seventh plague, wounding people, animals and trees; Curiously, the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was not affected,
according to the book "Tanakh, A New Translation of The Holy Scriptures"

Lobsters
After all the plagues, Pharaoh still refused to let the Jewish people go, so Moses unleashed an eighth plague: a rain of locusts.
"The face of the earth will be covered, so that no one will be able to see the earth"
The locusts had the mission of devouring the plants that had not been destroyed by the rain of fire, according to Moses, according to
the writings of the book Tanakh.

Darkness
The ninth plague was darkness, which could be explained in two different ways: due to excess ash produced by the Santorini
volcano, or due to a solar eclipse. According to ancient writings, there was darkness so thick that "people could not see each other"
for three days. However, "the Israelites enjoyed light in their rooms"

The slaughter of the firstborn

The tenth and last plague launched by Moses on Egypt was known as the massacre of the firstborn,
where the eldest son of each Egyptian house would have perished after a prior warning from Moses to
the pharaoh.