Rivers, seas & lakes · Egypt
Nile River
What was Nile River?
The Nile is Egypt’s great river — where baby Moses floated in a basket and the first plague turned water to blood.
TodayThe Nile River, Egypt
CountryEgypt
EventsMoses in the basket; first plague
Egypt’s life depended on the Nile, and Pharaoh’s dreams of fat and thin cows feeding by it foretold the famine Joseph managed.
When Pharaoh ordered Hebrew boys drowned in the Nile, Moses’ mother set him afloat on it in a papyrus basket — and Pharaoh’s own daughter drew him out.
In the first plague the river itself turned to blood, a judgment on Egypt’s pride and its gods.
Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Genesis 41:1 “After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,” Exodus 2:3 “But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.” Exodus 7:20 “Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.”
Related places
Original BibleDawn profile. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy. Scripture quoted from the public-domain Berean Standard Bible.