More on that later, but first we are towards the end of the Ten Plagues. Last week we had blood, frogs, lice, and swarms of insects. Despite all of these afflictions and suffering of his people ...

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Moses’ and Aaron’s first encounter with Pharaoh turned out, on a human scale, to be a disaster: The conditions of Hebrew slavery worsened. They now faced the same brick quota without the necessary ...

Ancient Egypt. Gods and goddesses. A video exploring some of the many gods and goddesses of Ancient Egyptian civilisation and ...

The story of the plagues, described in the Torah portion of Va’era, is so much more than a display of miraculous events. Throughout the entire process, we are witness to the dialogue between Moshe ...

I have a question about Exodus and the Red Sea crossing. Why does God make a point of saying He will "harden the hearts" of both Pharaoh and the Egyptians so that they will chase them? It says ...

Amenhotep III ruled a golden age of Egyptian gods and glory. But his son, Akhenaten, betrayed it all. This is the story of a religious revolution that plunged Egypt into chaos—the banning of the old ...

In Exodus 2:1-10, the Bible tells us how Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, was taking a bath in the Nile River and spotted a basket and opened it. Inside was a Hebrew baby. She had compassion for the ...

Over the past few days, a flurry of criticism has been aimed at President Donald Trump over remarks he made about Israel. Headlines, tweets, and hot takes are flying from every direction — many of ...