Basically he was fed up, broken. The last straw and final plague being death resulting in his son dying.
So he gave up the fight to keep them there and said they could go worship their God where they wanted to.
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Ten plagues which God visited upon Egypt (Exodus ch.7-12). See also:
God sent the plaques to Egypt as Pharaoh heart was turned hard and would not release the slaves.
They were slaves to Pharaoh.
The Bible states that 600,000 Israelite former slaves were brought out of Egypt by Moses (Exodus ch.12). These were men. To that number must be added their wives and children.
a slave had to work, while a pharaoh didn't have to. slaves are under the power of the pharaoh. the pharaoh rules over himself
The first Israelite king was Saul. However, no Jew ever used the title Pharaoh or sat on the throne of Egypt.
The Jews became slaves.
The Pharaoh, the temples, nobles and middle class people.
Pharaoh would not release the Israelites from Egypt. The Israelites were slaves to the Egyptians and God commanded Moses to free them.
The Hebrew slaves were those Israelites who were enslaved by Pharaoh in Egypt 3400 years ago as described in Exodus ch.1. See also:Evidence and details of the Exodus from Egypt
It was to punish Pharaoh and to make his heart soft so he would release the slaves.
slaves in ancient Egypt lived with their owners sorry hope you don't mind me adding that the owners were the pharaoh, temples, nobles and middle class people.
Yes aaron went to Pharaoh, as moses stammered Aaron spoke for Moses.