Exodus 8:17

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They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became 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 is the land ruled by Pharaoh where the third plague, gnats from the dust, demonstrated the LORD’s power over Egypt’s people and religious claims. Goshen, where Israel lived, and the Nile, Egypt’s vital river struck in an earlier plague, frame God’s distinction between his covenant people and their oppressors.

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Exodus 8:17 mentions Egypt, Goshen and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato