There was a very interesting programme on TV a couple of weeks ago suggesting the Biblical plagues of Egypt were caused by the Santorini explosion (which could, of course, have been divinely triggered).
The final plague, the deaths of the first-born, has always been tricky to explain via natural methods, but the suggestion here was that it was CO2 poisoning. The first-borns, as heads of the house, tended to sleep downstairs whilst the rest of the family slept higher up.
Evidence, comparing with Lake Nyos: the Nile turns red (Exodus 7:14ff); livestock dies (Exodus 9:1ff) - although only Egyptian livestock, perhaps they grazed lower down closer to the river?; and the Hebrews stayed awake on the fateful night (Exodus 12).
The final plague, the deaths of the first-born, has always been tricky to explain via natural methods, but the suggestion here was that it was CO2 poisoning. The first-borns, as heads of the house, tended to sleep downstairs whilst the rest of the family slept higher up.
Evidence, comparing with Lake Nyos: the Nile turns red (Exodus 7:14ff); livestock dies (Exodus 9:1ff) - although only Egyptian livestock, perhaps they grazed lower down closer to the river?; and the Hebrews stayed awake on the fateful night (Exodus 12).