THEOSISWlastow G.K.
The second execution posed no immediate threat to Egypt; however, the plague of frogs that filled the homes became a severe burden. Though it is believed that they emerged through natural means, the true miracle lay in the extraordinary powers of nature, particularly the rapid reproduction of the frogs as proclaimed by Moses. Zeetzen, as noted by Cook, identifies two types of Nile frogs: Rana nilotica and Rana Mosaica (known locally as Dofda), which closely aligns with the Hebrew term ‘Zeparda’. This term is exclusively found in the book of Exodus and in the Psalms that reference the Exodus, according to Cook. The appearance of these frogs resembles that of toads, and they are preyed upon extensively by ibises.
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It is also mentioned that the Egyptians revered a female deity portrayed with a frog's head, named Gekah, regarded as the consort of Khnum, the deity of waterfalls or floods, and was worshipped in the region of Mah (Beni-Gassan). According to scholars Lepsius and Bunsen (with Bunsen referencing Chaeremon), frog veneration was an ancient form of idolatry, with the frog being honored as an emblem of renewal.