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Fifth Plague of Egypt

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Fifth Plague of Egypt
An epidemic of ancient Egypt which exterminated the Egyptians’ livestock (horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep and goats), but not that of the Israelites. It was described in the Old Testament, Exodus 9:3. Historians have proposed various causes of the fifth plague of Egypt (e.g., plague, Yersinia pestis; foot and mouth disease, picornavirus; rinderpest; anthrax; Rift Valley fever)


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