The timing could not have happened. These mythological plagues would have brought the Golden Age of Egypt to its knees, and there is ZERO evidence of that happening. Quite the contrary.
I am more and more convinced that the ancient Hebrews came from Iraq. At least the pillar of fire and staff of smoke references makes sense in terms of volcanic activity at the time, and it's from the right direction.
Genesis 11 has Abraham coming from Ur, which is usually identified with the city by that name in southern Iraq. In the Septuagint version Abraham is said to be from "the land of the Chaldaeans" but no city name is given. The Chaldaeans or Chaldees were the later (1st millennium B.C.) inhabitants of Babylonia (southern Iraq).
Well yes they came from Iraq - the Chaldees iirc - but that was way before salvery in Egypt. Or am I missing something?