... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron > Exodus (part I): events preceding and preparing the exit of Israel from Egypt > Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh (Exodus 5-7:13) > Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh; Aaron performs the miracle of the rod changing into a snake > all the magicians summoned by the king turn their rods into snakes, but Aaron's rod swallows them