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Does the Bible give us any clues regarding how long the plagues that came upon Egypt lasted? * The Seventh Plague * Egypt's seventh plague was an unprecedented rain of hail coupled with thunder and fire (Exodus 9:13 - 35)! One of the devastating consequences of the hail was that the nation's barley and flax was destroyed. "And the flax and the barley were stricken, for the barley was in the head, and the flax was in bud. But the wheat and the rye (spelt) were not stricken, for they had not grown up" (Exodus 9:31 - 32). Flax and barley in Egypt blossoms between late January and early February each year. * The Last Plague * Egypt's tenth and final plague occurred at midnight on the night of the Passover or Nisan 14 (Exodus 12:29) in 1445 B.C. This corresponds to the start of Monday April 11. The time between early February and April 11, which encompassed the last four plagues, is roughly about eight weeks. Conclusion Of all the plagues only the seventh and tenth can be dated with any accuracy. If we use an average of 14 to 20 days between plagues we end up with the first plague starting roughly around late September in 1446 B.C. The total timespan of the plagues is therefore about six and one-half months. |
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