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The Bible Knowledge Commentary 2. The 10 Judgments of God on Egypt (7:14–12:36)

The Plagues and the Gods and Goddesses of Egypt

Plagues

References

Possible Egyptian Gods and Goddesses of Egypt Attacked by the Plagues*

1. Nile turned to blood

Exodus 7:14–25

Hapi (also called Apis), the bull god, god of the Nile; Isis, goddess of the Nile; Khnum, ram god guardian of the Nile; and others

2. Frogs

8:1–15

Heqet, goddess of birth, with a frog head

3. Gnats

8:16–19

Set, god of the desert

4. Flies

8:20–32

Re, a sun god; or the god Uatchit, possibly represented by the fly

5. Death of livestock

9:1–7

Hathor, goddess with the cow head; Apis, the bull god, symbol of fertility

6. Boils

9:8–12

Sekhmet, goddess with power over disease; Sunu, the pestilence god, Isis, goddess of healing

7. Hail

9:13–35

Nut, the sky goddess; Osiris, god of crops and fertility; Set, god of storms

8. Locusts

10:1–20

Nut, the sky goddess; Osiris, god of crops and fertility

9. Darkness

10:21–29

Re, the sun god; Horus, a sun god; Nut, a sky goddess; Hathor, a sky goddess

10. Death of the firstborn

11:1–12:30

Min, god of reproduction; Heqet, goddess who attended women at childbirth; Isis, goddess who protected children; Pharaoh’s firstborn son, a god

The Bible Knowledge Commentary 2. The 10 Judgments of God on Egypt (7:14–12:36)

The Plagues and the Gods and Goddesses of Egypt

Plagues

References

Possible Egyptian Gods and Goddesses of Egypt Attacked by the Plagues*

1. Nile turned to blood

Exodus 7:14–25

Hapi (also called Apis), the bull god, god of the Nile; Isis, goddess of the Nile; Khnum, ram god guardian of the Nile; and others

2. Frogs

8:1–15

Heqet, goddess of birth, with a frog head

3. Gnats

8:16–19

Set, god of the desert

4. Flies

8:20–32

Re, a sun god; or the god Uatchit, possibly represented by the fly

5. Death of livestock

9:1–7

Hathor, goddess with the cow head; Apis, the bull god, symbol of fertility

6. Boils

9:8–12

Sekhmet, goddess with power over disease; Sunu, the pestilence god, Isis, goddess of healing

7. Hail

9:13–35

Nut, the sky goddess; Osiris, god of crops and fertility; Set, god of storms

8. Locusts

10:1–20

Nut, the sky goddess; Osiris, god of crops and fertility

9. Darkness

10:21–29

Re, the sun god; Horus, a sun god; Nut, a sky goddess; Hathor, a sky goddess

10. Death of the firstborn

11:1–12:30

Min, god of reproduction; Heqet, goddess who attended women at childbirth; Isis, goddess who protected children; Pharaoh’s firstborn son, a god

The Bible Knowledge Commentary 2. The 10 Judgments of God on Egypt (7:14–12:36)

The Plagues and the Gods and Goddesses of Egypt

Plagues

References

Possible Egyptian Gods and Goddesses of Egypt Attacked by the Plagues*

1. Nile turned to blood

Exodus 7:14–25

Hapi (also called Apis), the bull god, god of the Nile; Isis, goddess of the Nile; Khnum, ram god guardian of the Nile; and others

2. Frogs

8:1–15

Heqet, goddess of birth, with a frog head

3. Gnats

8:16–19

Set, god of the desert

4. Flies

8:20–32

Re, a sun god; or the god Uatchit, possibly represented by the fly

5. Death of livestock

9:1–7

Hathor, goddess with the cow head; Apis, the bull god, symbol of fertility

6. Boils

9:8–12

Sekhmet, goddess with power over disease; Sunu, the pestilence god, Isis, goddess of healing

7. Hail

9:13–35

Nut, the sky goddess; Osiris, god of crops and fertility; Set, god of storms

8. Locusts

10:1–20

Nut, the sky goddess; Osiris, god of crops and fertility

9. Darkness

10:21–29

Re, the sun god; Horus, a sun god; Nut, a sky goddess; Hathor, a sky goddess

10. Death of the firstborn

11:1–12:30

Min, god of reproduction; Heqet, goddess who attended women at childbirth; Isis, goddess who protected children; Pharaoh’s firstborn son, a god