Original sentence: According to the Torah, the plagues were manifestations of God's great power which he had caused to be declared among the nations (Ex 9:14, 16), and which other peoples would discuss for generations afterward (Jos 2:9-11; 9:9; Isa 4:8; 6:6).Albright has stated that evidence such as the above, as well as careful study of the areas ostensibly travelled by the Israelites after the Exodus, make discounting the biblical account untenable.Albright, have considered historical evidence of the Ten Plagues.Another artifact, an ancient water-trough found in El Arish bears hieroglyphic markings detailing a plague of darkness.Aside from the biblical account, there is archaeological material that some archaeologists, such as William F.One artifact, now sitting in the Museum of Leyden, describes an ancient Egyptian account of plagues that closely resembles the account found in the Book of Exodus
Edited sentence: (See the entries on Exodus and the Bible and history for broader discussion.The account of the ten plagues is exclusively Biblical; it does not appear in any known Egyptian records from the era.This leaves open the question whether this story, like the rest of Exodus, is historical, mythic, or some combination of the two.To the author (or authors) of the Torah, the plagues were manifestations of God's great power which he had caused to be declared among the nations (Ex 9:14, 16), and which other peoples would discuss for generations afterward (Jos 2:9-11; 9:9; Isa 4:8; 6:6)