ten plagues of Egypt

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Exodus narrative element biblical event religious narrative

The ten plagues of Egypt are a series of divine calamities described in the Bible as inflicted upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ten Plagues of Egypt	2
Death of the firstborn	1
Exodus from Egypt	1
Ten Plagues	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Exodus narrative element ⓘ biblical event ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ
agent	God ⓘ
associatedWith	Aaron ⓘ Moses ⓘ
bookChapterRange	Book of Exodus ⓘ surface form: Exodus 7–12
culturalImpact	inspired numerous films and adaptations ⓘ inspired numerous works of art ⓘ
describedIn	Book of Exodus ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
genre	narrative ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryText	Hebrew ⓘ surface form: Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalRole	recounted during Jewish Passover Seder ⓘ
numberOfPlagues	10 ⓘ
opponent	Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
plague	Boils ⓘ Darkness ⓘ ten plagues of Egypt self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Death of the firstborn Frogs ⓘ Hail and fire ⓘ Lice or gnats ⓘ Locusts ⓘ Pestilence on livestock ⓘ Swarms of flies ⓘ Water turned to blood ⓘ
primaryLocation	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: ancient Egypt
purpose	to compel Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery ⓘ
relatedConcept	Exodus from Egypt ⓘ hardening of Pharaoh’s heart ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
result	institution of the Passover in Israelite tradition ⓘ release of the Israelites from Egypt ⓘ
sequenceOrder	Boils are sixth plague ⓘ Darkness is ninth plague ⓘ Death of the firstborn is tenth plague ⓘ Frogs are second plague ⓘ Hail and fire are seventh plague ⓘ Lice or gnats are third plague ⓘ Locusts are eighth plague ⓘ Pestilence on livestock is fifth plague ⓘ Swarms of flies are fourth plague ⓘ Water turned to blood is first plague ⓘ
theme	confrontation between God and Pharaoh ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ liberation from slavery ⓘ
usedIn	Haggadah ⓘ surface form: Passover Haggadah

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moses → associatedWithEvent → ten plagues of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ten Plagues of Egypt

Passover → commemorates → ten plagues of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exodus from Egypt

Book of Exodus → containsNarrativeOf → ten plagues of Egypt ⓘ

Parting of the Sea of Reeds → followsEvent → ten plagues of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ten Plagues of Egypt

Haggadah → includesSection → ten plagues of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ten Plagues

ten plagues of Egypt → plague → ten plagues of Egypt self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Ten Plagues of Egypt

this entity surface form: Death of the firstborn