Exodus 7:24 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

All the Egyptians had to dig wells around the river to find water they could drink, because they couldn't drink the water from the river itself.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how the Egyptians were desperately searching for clean drinking water because their main water source had become unusable.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during the first plague that God sent on Egypt through Moses - turning the Nile River into blood. The Nile was Egypt's lifeline, providing water for drinking, cooking, and agriculture. When it became undrinkable, the entire population faced a water crisis and had to dig wells hoping to find groundwater that wasn't contaminated.

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