<Ul> <Li> Plague 1 -- water turned into blood ; fish died <Ul> <Li> Dr. Stephen Pflugmacher , a biologist at the Leibniz Institute for Water Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin believes that rising temperatures could have turned the Nile into a slow - moving , muddy watercourse -- conditions favorable for the spread of toxic fresh water algae . As the alga Planktothrix rubescens dies , it turns the water red in a phenomenon known as `` Burgundy Blood '' . </Li> <Li> Alternatively , a bloody appearance could be due to an environmental change , such as a drought , which could have contributed to the spread of the Chromatiaceae bacteria which thrive in stagnant , oxygen - deprived water . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 2 -- frogs <Ul> <Li> Any blight on the water that killed fish also would have caused frogs to leave the river and probably die . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plagues 3 and 4 -- biting insects and wild animals <Ul> <Li> The lack of frogs in the river would have let insect populations , normally kept in check by the frogs , to increase massively . The rotting corpses of fish and frogs would have attracted significantly more insects to the areas near the Nile . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plagues 5 and 6 -- livestock disease and boils <Ul> <Li> There are biting flies in the region which transmit livestock diseases ; a sudden increase in their number could spark epizootics . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 7 -- fiery hail <Ul> <Li> Volcanic eruption , resulting in showers of rock and fire . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 8 -- locusts <Ul> <Li> According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization , when they get hungry , a one - ton horde of locusts can eat the same amount of food in one day as 2,500 humans can . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 9 -- darkness <Ul> <Li> The immediate cause of this plague is theorized to be the `` hamsin '' , a south or southwest wind charged with sand and dust , which blows about the spring equinox and at times produces darkness rivaling that of the worst London fogs . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 10 -- death of the firstborn <Ul> <Li> If the last plague indeed selectively tended to affect the firstborn , it could be due to food polluted during the time of darkness , either by locusts or by the black mold Cladosporium . When people emerged after the darkness , the firstborn would be given priority , as was usual , and would consequently be more likely to be affected by any toxin or disease carried by the food . Meanwhile , the Israelites ate food prepared and eaten very quickly which would have made it less likely to be contaminated . However , this does not explain how the firstborn cattle alone also would have perished . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Plague 1 -- water turned into blood ; fish died <Ul> <Li> Dr. Stephen Pflugmacher , a biologist at the Leibniz Institute for Water Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin believes that rising temperatures could have turned the Nile into a slow - moving , muddy watercourse -- conditions favorable for the spread of toxic fresh water algae . As the alga Planktothrix rubescens dies , it turns the water red in a phenomenon known as `` Burgundy Blood '' . </Li> <Li> Alternatively , a bloody appearance could be due to an environmental change , such as a drought , which could have contributed to the spread of the Chromatiaceae bacteria which thrive in stagnant , oxygen - deprived water . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 2 -- frogs <Ul> <Li> Any blight on the water that killed fish also would have caused frogs to leave the river and probably die . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plagues 3 and 4 -- biting insects and wild animals <Ul> <Li> The lack of frogs in the river would have let insect populations , normally kept in check by the frogs , to increase massively . The rotting corpses of fish and frogs would have attracted significantly more insects to the areas near the Nile . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plagues 5 and 6 -- livestock disease and boils <Ul> <Li> There are biting flies in the region which transmit livestock diseases ; a sudden increase in their number could spark epizootics . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 7 -- fiery hail <Ul> <Li> Volcanic eruption , resulting in showers of rock and fire . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 8 -- locusts <Ul> <Li> According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization , when they get hungry , a one - ton horde of locusts can eat the same amount of food in one day as 2,500 humans can . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 9 -- darkness <Ul> <Li> The immediate cause of this plague is theorized to be the `` hamsin '' , a south or southwest wind charged with sand and dust , which blows about the spring equinox and at times produces darkness rivaling that of the worst London fogs . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Plague 10 -- death of the firstborn <Ul> <Li> If the last plague indeed selectively tended to affect the firstborn , it could be due to food polluted during the time of darkness , either by locusts or by the black mold Cladosporium . When people emerged after the darkness , the firstborn would be given priority , as was usual , and would consequently be more likely to be affected by any toxin or disease carried by the food . Meanwhile , the Israelites ate food prepared and eaten very quickly which would have made it less likely to be contaminated . However , this does not explain how the firstborn cattle alone also would have perished . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>
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death of the firstborn
death of the firstborn