Exodus 8:8

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Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, "Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh."

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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 Israel lived as an oppressed people; Goshen was the region of Egypt where many Israelites resided, and the Nile was Egypt’s vital river. In the plague of frogs, their spread throughout these places demonstrated the Lord’s authority over Pharaoh’s kingdom and its life-giving waters.

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Exodus 8:8 mentions Egypt, Goshen and Nile.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato