The History of the Holiday Passover


The Story of Passover

    According to some, the story of passover occurred in the year, 1473 BCE (the jewish form of BC) when Thutmose the III ruled . Others believe that this historical event ococcurred in 1134 BCE when Rameses the II ruled.  Ether way, it doesn't change the story of Passover.   

    As you probably know there was 10 plagues, the first being the Nile River turned to blood only for the Egyptians.  The second of the 10 plagues was frogs that covered every inch of Egypt.  The third plague was that bugs infested Egypt.  The forth plague that harassed the Egyptians was that wild animals horded the land.  The fith was most of the domestic animals of the egyptions where killed.  Then followed the sixth plague, which was boils.  The next plague was hail, hail that brought unprecedented violence.  The next blague brought huge swarms of locusts into Egypt where they divoured anything that was green.  For several days, the ninth plague brought darkness to Egypt, but not to thoes who where jewish.  The tenth plague was the most painfull for the egyptions, at midnight of the fouteenth to the fithteenth of Nissan, the first born in every housholdthat wasn't marked with  lams blookd on the doorway was killed.