Exodus 8:16

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Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"

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

Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.

Egypt was the land ruled by Pharaoh where Israel lived under oppression; Goshen was the region within Egypt where the Israelites were settled, though it is not specifically mentioned in this verse. The Nile, Egypt’s vital river, had already been struck in the preceding plague, underscoring God’s judgment on Egypt’s land and its false security.

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Exodus 8:16 mentions Egypt, Goshen and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato