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Ten calamities sent by God to the Egyptians to overcome the obstinacy of Pharao, and consequently to force him to let the children of Israel leave Egypt (Exodus 7,12). Of the ten plagues seven were directly wrought through the agency of Moses and Aaron, or of Moses alone. The 4th, 5th, and 10th were wrought directly by God. They are:

38. the water of the river and all the canals and pools of Egypt was turned into blood and became so corrupted that the Egyptians could not drink it, and the fish in the waters perished
39. an immense number of frogs, which caused great discomfort
40. swarms of gnats which tormented men and beasts
41. pest of flies
42. murrain or cattle-pest which killed only the cattle of the Egyptians
43. epidemic of boils on man and beast
44. hailstorm which wrought terrific havoc
45. plague of locusts
46. the horrible darkness which covered the earth for three days
47. the destruction of all the first- born of Egypt on one night