Question: how many plagues did god put on egypt
Answer: The Plagues of Egypt ( Hebrew : מכות מצרים , Makot Mitzrayim ) , also called the ten biblical plagues , were ten calamities that , according to the biblical Book of Exodus , God inflicted upon Egypt as a demonstration of power , after which the Pharaoh conceded to Moses ' demands to let the enslaved Israelites go into the wilderness to make sacrifices .