The sixth plague: Were biblical boils a real disease?
Some researchers claim that the boils are actually eczema, an inflammatory disease affecting the outer layer of the skin.
Biblical illustration of Book of Exodus. Biblical illustrations by Jim Padgett, courtesy of Sweet Publishing, Ft. Worth, TX, and Gospel Light, Ventura, CA. Copyright 1984.(photo credit: JIM PADGETT/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByDR. IDAN GOREN/WALLA
