Because of the prominent legal and societal positions of the firstborn sons in Egypt, this plague was a direct challenge to Egypt’s gods and Pharaoh’s authority. The tenth plague struck at the ...

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Pharaoh refused, and Yahweh brought 10 plagues down upon Egypt. The final plague was the death of the firstborn son in every household. The Jews were instructed to sacrifice a lamb or kid and ...

Because of the prominent legal and societal positions of the firstborn sons in Egypt, this plague was a direct challenge to Egypt’s gods and Pharaoh’s authority. The tenth plague struck at the heart ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

The term Passover refers to the tenth plague of Egypt, when the first-born sons were killed by the angel of death and Jewish homes were passed over by marking their doors with the blood of a lamb.

Upon Pharaoh ignoring the command to free the Israelites, 10 plagues were unleashed by God on Egypt and its people. These included the death of the firstborn, turning the Nile into blood and locusts.

For many people who celebrate it, Passover brings to mind memories of Seder meals with family and reading from the Haggadah, the script for the Seder ritual, which commemorates the biblical story of ...

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God unleashed 10 plagues on Egypt as a punishment and to aid the Hebrews in their escape. The 10th plague was the death of every firstborn son. God told Moses to instruct Israelites to mark their ...