In a footnote of the post Distinguishers, I mentioned that while researching the gods of ancient Egypt, I was reminded that scholars have correlated the ten plagues listed in Exodus to the various deities. For those interested in this stuff, I discovered a table that attempts to connect the plagues of Exodus with various Egyptian gods.
| Deity | Domain | Biblical Context |
| Ra (Re) | Sun god, king of gods | Plague of Darkness – Yahweh darkened the sun god’s domain (Exodus 10:21-23) |
| Hapi | Nile & fertility | Water to Blood – Judgment on Nile (Ex. 7:17-21) |
| Heqet (Heket) | Fertility, birth | Plague of Frogs (Ex. 8:1-15) |
| Geb | Earth | Plague of Dust to Gnats. Dust = earth (Ex. 8:16-19) |
| Khepri | Renewal, sunrise, dung beetle | Plague of Flies, beetles (Ex. 8:20-32) |
| Hathor | Love, beauty, cows | Death of Livestock – cattle killed (Ex. 9:1–7) |
| Sekhmet | Plague, war, healing | ??Boils – plague that her power could not stop (Ex. 9:8-12) |
| Nut, Seth | Sky goddess, Storm god | Hail from the sky (Ex. 9:13-35) |
| Neper / Renenutet | Grain & harvest | Locusts destroy crops (Ex. 10:1-20) |
| Pharaoh | A divine king, considered “son of Ra.” | Death of Firstborn – God usurps Pharaoh’s claim to divinity (Ex. 12:29-30) |
Below are some depictions of the various Egyptian deities I found on-line. I am not vouching for their accuracy!
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