How Many Plagues Were There (and Did They Happen)?

As with a good number of questions concerning the Bible, the answer here is “it depends on what part you’re reading.”

The story of the plagues is found in Exodus 7:14-13:16, where we find the following 10 plagues:

1. Nile and rivers turned to blood

2. Frogs

3. Gnats

4. Flies

5. Livestock diseased

6. Boils

7. Hail, thunder, and fire (= lightning)

8. Locusts

9. Darkness

10. Firstborn die at the h…