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Exodus
This term we are looking into Exodus and last night at homegroup this questions arose. I thought I'd throw it open here.
Before Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt there were 10 plagues finishing with the loss of the first-born children. Is there any historical evidence outside of the bible to confirm these plagues? Also, would there have been an age limit to the first-born? Would it have been limited to just very young children?
I know these may be odd questions to ask, but I'd like to hear your views.
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Archaeology
There is archaeological material that some Christian archaeologists, such as William F. Albright, have considered historical evidence of the Ten Plagues; for example, an ancient water-trough found in El Arish bears hieroglyphic markings detailing a period of darkness. Albright, and other Christian archaeologists have claimed that such evidence, as well as careful study of the areas ostensibly traveled by the Israelites after the Exodus, make discounting the biblical account untenable. The Egyptian Ipuwer papyrus describes a series of calamities befalling Egypt, including a river turned to blood, men behaving as wild ibises, and the land generally turned upside down. However, this is usually thought to describe a general and long term ecological disaster lasting for a period of decades, such as that which destroyed the Old Kingdom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#Archaeology
The first born, had no regards for their age.
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