Frogs are known to be able to develop from tadpoles into adult frogs very quickly. The Burgundy Blood algae could have set in motion the second, third and fourth plagues described in Exodus – frogs, lice and flies. “And the Lord did so and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.” “for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.” “And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.” Second, Third and Fourth plagues – Frogs, Lice and Flies This bacterium is known to have existed at the time of Pi-Rameses and is known for its characteristic action as it dies: it stains water red. Scientists attribute the red Nile to the manifestation of a toxic, fresh-water algae known as ‘Burgundy Blood”. This in turn caused Egypt’s primary water source to transform into nothing more than a muddy waterway – conditions which paved the way for the Bible’s description of the Nile turning to blood. Scientists agree that the rising temperatures of the new, drier climate caused temperatures to rise and dry up the river Nile. – Professor Augusto Magini, paleoclimatologist.Īccording to the chain reaction theory, this radical change triggered the first of the plagues we see in Exodus 7. After Rameses’ reign, the climate curve goes sharply downwards….There is a dry period which would certainly have had serious consequences.” However, this wet period only lasted a few decades. “Pharaoh Rameses II reigned during a very favourable climatic period…There was plenty of rain and his country flourished. The dramatic shift in climate in Pi-Rameses meant that the climate in the region suddenly went from warm and wet to extremely dry: “ And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded and he lifted up the rod, and smote 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.” While Moses and the Biblical writers attributed the plagues of Exodus to the miraculous work of God, this idea attributes them to a cause-and-effect concept, starting with the climate shift in Pi-Rameses. In other words – the plagues can be attributed to a series of natural events which each in turn, trigger the next. Scientists who have sought to understand the nature of the plagues have now come to the conclusion that the plagues came about from a chain reaction of natural phenomena.Īccording to this theory, the events which take place in Exodus 7 through 11 are natural disasters, which take place in a natural sequence. The Ipuwer Papyrus is thought by some archaeologists as a reliable corroboration of the Biblical accounts, since the texts appear to witness the events unfolding. The events include a river turning to blood, the men of the land behaving as wild Ibises and the land coming under great distress. The Ipuwer Papyrus describes a series of events which take place in Egypt – events which sound uncannily like those of the plagues outlined in Exodus. The Ipuwer Papyrus is an ancient papyrus scroll containing an ancient Egyptian poem called “The Admonitions of Ipuwer”. Archaeologists also claim that the city was abandoned around 3,000 years ago – a fact which scientists claim could be attributed to the onset of the plagues. Climatologists have also observed a dramatic shift in the climate in Pi-Rameses toward the end of the Pharaoh Rameses’ reign – undergoing a radical move from a warm, wet climate to a dry one. Pi-Rameses was the capital of Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Rameses the second who ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC.Įvidence that the plagues may have taken place in Pi-Rameses includes an ancient water trough which is inscribed with markings, depicting a period of darkness. Researchers now believe that they have evidence of the plagues outlined in Exodus, suggesting that the plagues took place in an ancient city called ‘Pi-Rameses’ on the Nile Delta. Let’s take a look at the scientific evidence available for the plagues depicted in Exodus. Now, scientists and archaeologists believe that the plagues are not only genuine accounts, but that scientific discoveries can actually corroborate the stories. God rolls out the plagues in ascending order – starting with the mildest and building in severity as Pharaoh continues to refuse to grant the Hebrew people their freedom. ![]() ![]() The plagues precede the very famous account of Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery under the Egyptian Pharaoh. Most people are familiar with the ten plagues of Egypt described in Exodus.
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