by hadassah | May 1, 2016 | The Exodus
What can we learn about Moses’ roots from his name? What does this tell us about the authenticity of the Exodus story?
by hadassah | Apr 19, 2016 | The Exodus
What does archaeology tell us about the biblical Philistines?
by hadassah | Mar 30, 2016 | The Exodus
According to the Book of Exodus, after the miracle at the Red Sea—the Israelites have passed through dry-shod and the Egyptians have drowned—Moses and the Israelites sing a victory hymn (Exodus 15:1–19). Immediately following the Song of the Sea, as it is called, is...
by hadassah | Mar 29, 2016 | The Exodus
BAR recently published a beautifully carved ivory pomegranate with an important inscription on it. As partially reconstructed, the engraved inscription around the neck of the pomegranate reads as follows: “Belonging to the House of Yahweh, Holy to the Priests.” Based...
by hadassah | Jan 28, 2009 | The Exodus
The Exodus, 1300-1200 BCE Highlights- The Story of Moses, 1330-1210 BCE The Battle of Kadesh at the Ramesseum, 1274 BCE Stelae and Reliefs of Pharaoh Merneptah, c. 1207 BCE Papyrus Anastasi V, c. 1200 BCE While tending sheep for his father-in-law, Moses...
by hadassah | Jan 5, 2009 | The Exodus
On a wall of his mortuary temple at Thebes, called the Ramesseum, the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) carved scenes showing the Battle of Kadesh—a clash between the Egyptians and the Hittites fought in 1274 BCE near the Orontes River in modern Syria....
