Exodus 7:20

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Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land ruled by Pharaoh, where Israel was enslaved; the Nile, Egypt’s central river and source of life, sustained its agriculture and economy. When Moses struck the Nile and its water became blood, the plague displayed the Lord’s judgment over Egypt and its gods.

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Exodus 7:20 mentions Egypt and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato