“Come now, I will send you to Pharaoh, to My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I to go to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt?” Then God said to Moses, “I will be with you, and this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” So Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I go to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I tell them?”
Then God said to Moses, “I AM the Existing One.” He also said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Existing One sent me to you.’ Exodus 3: 10-14.
Archaeologists find more evidence of Bible story about Moses leading his people to the Promised Land 3,200 years ago. This article is from the Daily Mail, and was written by Nikki Main, who is a science reporter for Dailymail.com. Isn’t this interesting? I think so, at least. It’s part of our world history. I don’t think you have to be a Christian to be intrigued by archaeological findings pertaining to stories of the Bible.
“The Israeli Antiquities Authority recently shared their findings from Zanoah, which is mentioned in the Old Testament, revealing stone walls, pottery and other artifacts that date back more than 3,200 years. The Bible states that the Israelites reached the Promised Land, also known as Canaan, around 1406 to 1407 BC after wandering 40 years in the desert” (per DailyMail).
These pictures are so cool. I’m sure there’s a better word than “cool” but it’s all I have for right now. Archaeology has been something I’ve been interested in since I was a kid, but I never actually got into it, if that makes sense. If I saw an interesting article like this then I read it, but I didn’t go out of my way to study archaeology or learn more about it and look up some of their findings over the years, you know? I hope that makes sense.
Per the author, “The team also uncovered a broken jar handle that featured the name of a king described in the Bible, providing more evidence to the Biblical story of Moses.” Fascinating. These pictures are incredible. If you click on the link to view the article (which will be at the beginning and the end of this post), and you scroll down to the section beneath the map, you’ll see some of the pictures of the pottery they found at the site. It’s history, it’s amazing. I think it’s so cool that we are finding things like this from thousands of years ago. I also love that some of the things archaeologists find backs up the stories in the Bible. Of course, being a Christian I believe the things that happened in the Bible are true, but it’s nice to have this reassurance.
“Researchers excavated the area in 2019 but released their findings in March. The team uncovered walls fashioned with rows of large, white rocks, which they believed were retaining walls for farming terraces used to create level areas for planting and to protect steeper soil from erosion (Dailymail).” The piece goes on to state that more pottery was found, or “pulled from the ground”, with one of them “featuring a stamp on the handle that read ‘of the King,’ which was to honor king Hezekiah’s reign in Judah in 701 BC.”
As usual I won’t spoil the whole story. If you want to read it go ahead and see the incredible pictures for yourself! I feel like there are so many cool things from history found all the time by archaeologists, but we don’t really hear about their findings in the news, or from mainstream outlets. I wish we did. Maybe we do and I’m just not paying attention. That’s a high possibility.
I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope you check out the article below!
Peter
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