The tribune Gaius Gracchus proposed that the government supply wheat to Rome "as free rations within the city, so that the urban poor in Rome could be fed <span>below market prices," since this was seen as being helpful to the overall economy of Rome. </span>
The fourth plague of Egypt was of creatures capable of harming people and livestock. The Torah emphasizes that the 'arob (עָרוֹב, meaning "mixture" or "swarm") only came against the Egyptians, and that it did not affect the Land of Goshen (where the Israelites lived).
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