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For example, the plague of frogs is performed as a light aria for alto, depicting frogs jumping in the violins, and the plague of flies and lice is a light chorus with fast scurrying runs in the violins. [32] An other representation of the plagues, mainly the 10th plague, is the song "Creeping Death" by American thrash metal band Metallica.
The Ancient Egyptians carved locusts on tombs in the period 2470 to 2220 BC. A devastating plague in Egypt is mentioned in the Book of Exodus in the Bible. [17] [35] Locust plague is mentioned in the Indian Mahabharata. [36] The Iliad mentions locusts taking to the wing to escape fire. [37] Plagues of locusts are mentioned in the Quran. [12]
The plague of locusts in Exodus 10:1–20 finds parallels in several ancient texts, often involving the actions of gods. The ancient Sumerian tale The Disputation Between the Hoe and the Plow related the acts of the god Enlil's hand and the locust swarm. [53]
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Moses warns Pharaoh of the impending plague of locusts. Pharaoh's officials beg him to let the men go, but he is still unwilling to give in. He proposes a compromise: the men will be allowed to go, while women, children and livestock will remain in Egypt. Moses repeats God's demand that every last person and animal shall go, but Pharaoh refuses.
The Locusts come out of the smoke, from the pit, and Abaddon commands them to torment any man who does not have the seal of God on his forehead for five months. The sixth angel sounds his trumpet; The four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates are released.
gãzãm, possibly the locust in its larva state, the palmerworm; Gôbh, the locust in general; chagab, most likely the grasshopper; hãsîl, "the destroyer", perhaps the locust in its hopper state, in which it is most destructive; hárgõl, translated in the D.V. as ophiomachus; yéléq, the stinging locust; çelãçâl possibly the cricket; and
Argentina is facing a plague of locusts. Officials say it's the worst invasion the country has seen in 50 years. %shareLinks-quote="The locusts are covering more than 700,000 hectareas or about 1. ...