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The Ten Plagues of Egypt

The ten plagues in the Bible's book of Exodus is one of the greatest and strangest stories ever told. A tyrannical pharaoh holds an army of Israelites captive. God orders Moses to warn that ten plagues will sweep across Egypt unless the slaves are released. But pharaoh refuses. So Moses turns the River Nile into a torrent of blood, sends frogs and flies into the Egyptians' houses, blights the livestock with disease and the people with boils; hail, fire, locusts and darkness descend upon Egypt. And still pharaoh refuses to release the captives. Until the final, cruelest plague of all: the death of all first born. Finally, Pharaoh relents, releasing the captives and triggering the exodus of the Israelites to the Promised Land.

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  • Originally Aired May 22, 2017
  • Runtime 44 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network Smithsonian Channel (CA)
  • Created October 31, 2021 by
    oleguerllm
  • Modified February 9, 2023 by
    Buguicrack