[Red Badger]

I’ve seen biblical explanations that the volcano was responsible for some of the plagues of Egypt...................

[SunkenCiv]

Quibble -- what you've seen are volcanic explanations for the Old Testament's Plagues of Egypt. :^) Pillar of smoke by day, pillar of fire by night -- and alas, no recent enough volcano can be found anywhere in the Sinai or Arabia. Bummer. :^)