The LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast. Exodus 13:15

Trivia: Just before God appeared to Moses on Mount Sinai, what were Moses's instructions to the male Israelites?

Why did God kill Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu?


For offering "strange fire before the Lord."

And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Leviticus 10:1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Leviticus 10:1

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