The story of the ten plagues of Egypt is found in chapters 7-12 of the Book of Exodus. The story depicts the natural disasters sent by the God of Israel to convince Pharaoh to let the Hebrew slaves leave Egypt. The narrative purpose of the plagues was to demonstrate that the God of Israel was more powerful than the priests and gods of the Egyptian religion.
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1279 BCE - 1212 BCEReign of Ramesses II (The Great) in Egypt.
