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The Exodus from Egypt and the Journey to Sinai

Departure from Egypt

29 Tenth Plague: The Death of the Firstborn.[a] At midnight the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon the throne to the firstborn of the prisoners being held in dungeons, all the firstborn, both human and animal.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:29 This time Egypt cannot remain indifferent to the misfortune that has come upon it.