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In the Book of Exodus, the Plagues of Egypt (Hebrew: מכות מצרים ) are ten disasters that Yahweh inflicts on the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to emancipate the enslaved Israelites, each of them confronting the Pharaoh and one of his Egyptian gods; [1] they serve as "signs and marvels" given by Yahweh in response to the Pharaoh's ...
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Arbeh (locusts) – Locusts swarmed over Egypt; Choshech (darkness) – Egypt was covered in darkness; Makkat Bechorot (killing of the first-born) – All the first-born sons of the Egyptians were slain by God; With the recital of the Ten Plagues, each participant removes a drop of wine from his or her cup using a fingertip.
Plagues of locusts are mentioned in the Quran. [12] In the ninth century BC, the Chinese authorities appointed anti-locust officers. [38] In the New Testament, John the Baptist was said to survive in the wilderness on locusts and wild honey; and human-headed locusts appear in the Book of Revelation. [39]
Arov (wild animals) – An infestation of wild animals (some say flies) sprang up in Egypt; Dever (pestilence) – A plague killed off the Egyptian livestock; Sh'chin (boils) – An epidemic of boils afflicted the Egyptians; Barad (hail) – Hail rained from the sky; Arbeh (locusts) – Locusts swarmed over Egypt
Locust swarms had infested 23 countries by April 2020. East Africa was the epicenter of the locust crisis—with Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda among the affected countries. However, the locusts had traveled far, wiping out crops in Pakistan and damaging farms in Yemen, a fragile country already hit hard by years of conflict.
By then, the threat of a locust plague emerged, creating one of the most dangerous locust situations since 1989. As the year progressed, the swarms migrated over the continent causing devastation, and in November 2004 appeared in northern Egypt , Jordan and Israel for the first time in 50 years.
Not swarms of locusts — they’re Mormon crickets. Why experts fear their rise in Idaho. Tanushri Sundar. July 26, 2022 at 12:33 PM. Kahla Montrose.