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Moshe prayed to G-d and the wild animals disappeared. But as soon as they had gone, Pharaoh withdrew his promise and refused Moshe's demand. </span></p><p><span> Then G-d sent a fatal pestilence that killed most of the domestic animals of the Egyptians. </span></p><p><span> In the sixth plague, boils burst forth upon man and beast throughout the land of Egypt. </span></p><p><span> The seventh plague brought violent hail. </span></p><p><span> The eighth plague ushered in swarms of locusts, covering the sun and devouring everything green that had escaped the hail and previous plagues. </span></p><p><span> The ninth plague enveloped Egypt in a thick and impenetrable veil of darkness, which extinguished all lights kindled. <br /></span></p><p><span> Finally, all firstborn in the land of Egypt began dying, from the firstborn of King Pharaoh unto the firstborn of the cattle, exactly as Moshe had warned. </span></p><p><span><span>At last the pride of the stubborn king was broken and he realized that there indeed was a G-d. </span> Pharaoh called for Moshe and granted the Israelites freedom. <br /></span></p><p><span> Not trusting the Pharoah, as he had gone back on his word several times before, the Israelites fled in haste with unrisen dough to bake on their backs.<br /></span></p><p><span> After three days, Pharaoh regretted that he had permitted the Israelites to leave. He mobilized his army in hot pursuit of his former slaves. He reached them near the banks of the Red Sea and pressed them close to the water, in an effort to cut off their escape. </span></p><p><span> Moshe led the Israelites onwards until they came to the very borders of the Red Sea.  Then G-d spoke to Moshe: \"Lift up your rod, stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it; and the children shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.\" Moshe did as G-d ordered and a strong east wind rose and the waters of the Red Sea were divided and gathered into a wall on either side, leaving a dry passage in the midst. 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