Editor’s notebook: Plagues of ancient Egypt hardly top woes of present-day Memphis

By: J. Holly McCall

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 914

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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That Memphis is named for an ancient Egyptian city seems more than a coincidence when one considers that the Biblical characters who survived the 10 plagues of Egypt endured little more than have Memphians in the last year.

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