Some believe that these events may give a clue to the origin of the plague of frogs recorded in the Book of Exodus.

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Families and friends, bored by what to them have become ho-hum rituals, are doing all sorts of things for the holiday some of them with no discernible ties to the Book of Exodus.

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Based on the Book of Exodus, with an interfaith love story added to spice things up, it depicts three of the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea all of which can be headaches for a producer.

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He is also author of an Economist Book of the Year for 2012 Immigrant Exodus.

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In his recent book, "The Immigrant Exodus, " Vivek Wadhwa described the case of Anand Chhatpar and his wife, who were both from India.

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