Plagues of Egypt
The ten plagues of Egypt. God punishes Egypt for not letting his people go.
- Water turns into blood - in Hebrew: dam (Exodus 7:14-25)
- Frogs - tsefardea (8:1-15)
- Lice - kiniem (8:16-19)
- Flies - arov (8:20-32)
- Pestilence - dewer (9:1-7)
- Boils - schin (9:8-12)
- Hail - barad (9:13-35)
- Locust - arbe (10:4 - 10:5)
- Darkness - chosheg (10:21-29)
- Smiting of the firstborn - makat bechorot (11:10 and 12:29-30)
After the tenth plague, Pharaoh finally lets the Jews go.
Related works of art:
Breenbergh, Bartholomeus: Moses and Aaron Changing the Nile to Blood
Tissot, James: The Plague of Locusts
Turner, J.M.W.: The Fifth Plague of Egypt
Turner, J.M.W.: The Tenth Plague of Egypt
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