The Science in the Bible

Entry 36 · Section 4: Grow

Locust Swarms

At Moses' announcement, locusts cover inhabited Egypt, consume the remaining vegetation, and disappear completely after his prayer.

Scripture: Ex 10:12–15; Joel 1:4

EntomologyEcology

Illustrative reconstruction of the extraordinary locust swarm darkening Egypt's sky and consuming its vegetation. The scene depicts the plague as described without proposing a natural cause.
Illustrative reconstruction of the extraordinary locust swarm darkening Egypt's sky and consuming its vegetation. The scene depicts the plague as described without proposing a natural cause.

The question

What biomass, appetite, crop-equivalent area, and pile volume follow from covering the populated Nile Valley and Delta?

Why it matters

The figures measure the scale of the announced, timed, and divinely removed swarm; they do not replace its miraculous cause.

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