... > 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 > the ten plagues (Exodus 7:14 - 11:10, 12:21-30) > the ten plagues (part II) > the plague of the first-born: the destroying angel passes through the land and kills every Egyptian first-born of man and animal