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Archeologists have yet to find a single bit of evidence, pottery with Hebrew on it, etc in Egypt or the Sinia dating to when the Biblical story of Exodous happened. There is no physical evidence of 500,000 people showing up in any city near there after a long dessert walk.
So, besides a story oddly similar to other religions' Exodous stories, it appears that the Passover didn't actually happen. It's Jewish myth (like the global flood story).
Not to be a cynic, but where does that leave us in the day and age of discovery? They found the Arc, the garden of Eden, tower of Babel, how Gimora fell and all kinds of things. But not Jew slaves in Egypt.
Ill give you a hint about why there is no evidence... because it either never happened or was grossly exaggerated and it was 20 people out for a walk.
One train of thought that remotely makes sense for the time period is that the Jews were actually the invaders. They ruled Egypt known as the Hyksos Kings, their rule effectively ended the first Pharoanic Dynasty.
And they wrote Eyptian on their pots instead of Hebrew? I can't see it
pfsjkd - “They found the Arc”
Uh, no they haven’t.
Well,.no as it was wooden and rotten. They may have found a copy of a copy of it. Still, very interesting.
Why worry about it? Are you struggling with your Judaism and wondering if everything you learned in Hebrew school was a lie?
If you’re not Jewish, what does it matter to you?
I'm in the process of learning some Jewish jokes and I just wonder if it's worth the effort at this point.
Patterns of Evidence: Exodus
You're welcome.
Watch both with an open mind and let me know if it makes you question what you currently think.
I don't know. I've encountered many a 'burning bush'.
the jews took there stuff when they left egypt, and they were slaves. its not like they would have much to begin with, and then what they had they took with them. and they were in the dessert for 40 years.
tbizzle - Is Genesis History?
More like allegory. It's full of very important concepts regarding humanity, religion, and the basic human condition... all of which are more important that historical records alone.
Stronghold - tbizzle - Is Genesis History?
More like allegory. It's full of very important concepts regarding humanity, religion, and the basic human condition... all of which are more important that historical records alone.
where did they get the massive amount of gold, gems, and materials to build the Temple?
pfsjkd - “They found the Arc”
Uh, no they haven’t.
I saw the documentary with Henry Jones Jr. where they cover his discovery of it.
toothpaste - the jews took there stuff when they left egypt, and they were slaves. its not like they would have much to begin with, and then what they had they took with them. and they were in the dessert for 40 years.
I am Jewish and I believe the above could be true. A group of Jews could have fled Egypt to try and reach Israel.
All of the other stuff in the story, particularly the parting of the Red Sea, are fairy tales.
blood fist - toothpaste - the jews took there stuff when they left egypt, and they were slaves. its not like they would have much to begin with, and then what they had they took with them. and they were in the dessert for 40 years.
I am Jewish and I believe the above could be true. A group of Jews could have fled Egypt to try and reach Israel.
All of the other stuff in the story, particularly the parting of the Red Sea, are fairy tales.
Wasn't the Red Sea story explained by some shallow tide area that is actually passable during certain times of the year? That would definitely look like a magician's trick if he led them along a shallow crossing that no one knew about.
Death Beast - blood fist - toothpaste - the jews took there stuff when they left egypt, and they were slaves. its not like they would have much to begin with, and then what they had they took with them. and they were in the dessert for 40 years.
I am Jewish and I believe the above could be true. A group of Jews could have fled Egypt to try and reach Israel.
All of the other stuff in the story, particularly the parting of the Red Sea, are fairy tales.
Wasn't the Red Sea story explained by some shallow tide area that is actually passable during certain times of the year? That would definitely look like a magician's trick if he led them along a shallow crossing that no one knew about.
I hadn't heard that before, but I guess that could have happened and then the story was embellished over time.
Still there are many parts of the Passover story that are absolutely impossible.
Passover isn't about people 3000 years ago leaving Egypt, it is about you leaving Egypt.