The Bible records for us two features of Joseph’s story during his time in Egypt. The first is the dream he received which effectively laid out for him what God wanted him to do, both for the land of Egypt and for the benefit of …
Evidence For The Exodus Nuggets
What Was Found in the Grand Vizier’s Tomb
Manfred Bietak and his team unearthed the tomb in Avaris in the Northern Hemisphere Spring of 1987, in the southern part of the palace garden at the stratum D/1 level. The superstructure for the tomb measured 12 metres by 7 metres. It was the largest …
Found at Sarbut al-Khadem
Don’t lose track of where we are on the journey. I have been addressing the claim by Baruch Halpern from the University of Pennsylvania, who claims there is no proof for the Exodus story as found in the Bible. I have spent some time on …
What About The Actual Crossing of the Red Sea
As I have worked through the Evidence of the Exodus thus far I have had a number of people ask, “But what about the actual crossing of the Red Sea? Is there any evidence for that?” One person wrote to me and said, “I understand …
Found at Nuweiba (Biblical Pi-hahiroth)
At the end of the previous Nugget I left you encamped at Pi-hahiroth with your backs to the sea: Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped …
What Was Found Between Nuweiba (PI-Hahiroth) and Saraf al-Bal
In this Nugget we will investigate whether there is any evidence at Nuweiba (Pi-Hahiroth) to mark it as the place the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea. Is there anything in this location which adds credibility to this being the place where the Israelites …
Evidence for a Chariot Crossing
Allow me to gather the facts for you before we get our feet wet in the water. The optimum place large enough to contain the Israelites and the pursuing Egyptian army is found on the Nuweiba coastal plain. At the water’s edge, is a column …
What did the Israelites Eat and Drink on their Exodus Journey?
One allegation often levelled at the credibility of the Exodus story related to getting the Hebrew slaves through the journey from the Egypt to Canaan is that of a supply of water and food. Exodus 12:37–38 tells us the Israelites numbered “about six hundred thousand …
The Rock at Rephidim
In the last Nugget I wrote: Each person normally consumes 3 litres of water a day. Health authorities recommend a minimum of 2 litres per day. It is clear that the Israelites took supplies from the Egyptians (Ex 12:36). Josephus tells us that the people …