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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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[Thomas Romer, University of Lausanne] According to the Biblical STORY, the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about 600,000 on foot that were men, not counting children.
[Narrator] The ISRAELITES left Egypt in the middle of the night and crossed the Red Sea. The Egyptian army was SWALLOWED UP in its waters. Moses LIBERATED an ENSLAVED people, from under the YOKE of a GREAT EMPIRE.
So much for THE STORY!
But what are the HISTORICAL FACTS?
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo
According to the text, the exodus occurred 480 years before the construction of Solomon's temple. That is, in the 15th century, B.C.
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