Posted on 10/27/2025 4:07:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a massive 3,000-year-old fortress along an ancient route many believe was traveled during the biblical Exodus.
The stronghold, recently unearthed in North Sinai, lies directly on the fabled Horus Military Road, the same route the Book of Exodus describes as the shorter path the Israelites avoided when Moses led them out of Egypt.
Experts said the discovery provides tangible evidence that the road, long thought to be a key setting in the Exodus narrative, truly existed and was heavily fortified during the period traditionally associated with the Israelites' escape.
The site's age, scale, and location align with the timeline and geography described in Exodus, fueling debate over how much of the ancient text reflects historical reality.
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the find, describing it as one of the largest and most significant fortresses ever discovered along the Horus route, the military and trade artery that once linked Egypt to Canaan.
Archaeologists said the fortress, built during Egypt's New Kingdom period between 1550 and 1070 BC, stood as a powerful outpost guarding the empire's eastern frontier at the time Moses is believed to have lived.
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40 year trip. It was because Moses refused to ask for directions...
Again, the dating is the issue. The fortress is misdated (it’s younger than that) because of the duplication of some of the New Kingdom dynasties.
It was the Pharaoh Thoum (as in Pi-Thom), last one of the 13th dynasty.
I’m doubting Thoum’s ass...........
Thanks for the clarification. Now I know what dating you were referring to.
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Feast of Tabernacles celebrates time spent camping in the 'wilderness'. ❓
Hopefully the feast includes lots of fried quail with mashed potato’s & gravy.
Here are rulers and dates for the middle part of the 18th Dynasty. Dates are approximate:
Hatshepsut: 1479–1425 BC
Thutmose III: 1479–1425 BC (co-ruled with Hatshepsut, then became sole ruler)
Amenhotep II: 1427–1400 BC
Thutmose IV: 1400–1380? BC
Last decade I did some research on this period and the Moses question in that period.
* Hatshepsut was a powerful woman and co-ruled with Tutmose III for a number of years. Some say that she is the person responsible for Moses’s rise in the Egyptian court.
* Tutmose III may have been the sole ruler during the time of plagues and departure of Moses.
* Mt. Etna in Italy had a major eruption around 1450 which sent toxic ash to North Africa including Egypt.
* This ash could have caused pfisteria, an illness from ash contaminated Nile water that could kill fish, frogs, and people especially the very young. Jews preparing unleavened bread, cooked at a higher temperature than risen bread, would have destroyed some of this contamination in their principal food.
* Moses and Amenhotep II were probably enemies (perhaps jealousy for Hatshepsuts favor to Moses). Since Prince and subsequently Pharaoh Amenhotep II was very interested in and actually fought in the Levant, Moses wandered safely in the desert until Amenhotep was dead and there was less Egyptian interest in the Levant.
* When Moses and his Jews were leaving Egypt they followed a cloud of smoke by day and of fire by night. So obviously there was a volcano nearby. As a volcano is building magma jt fills areas underground and can cause land elevation. Once the main eruption takes place the land can drop quickly. Is this what caused the crossing of the dried water areas by Moses and then the drowning of the troops chasing them?
At any rate this is my guess regarding possible history of the Moses story, and I’m sticking to it. Might even use it as a book plot if I live long enough.
Hatshepsut was the Biblical Queen of Sheba. There’s a bas relief of her trip to Punt (Solomon’s Israel).
http://www.varchive.org/ce/theses.htm
44. A preliminary expedition dispatched by Hatshepsu to prepare the way for the main expedition, was met by Peruha, the biblical Paruah, governor of Ezion-Geber.
45. The correction of the verses I Kings 4, 16-17 which place Aloth in the domain of the son of Paruah, is well founded.
Your statement on Hatshepsut as Queen of Sheba during the rein of Solomqn is wrong by about 500 yeqrs. The information on the 18th dynasty I posted in comment #29 came from AI and below is what they have to say about Soloman:
“AI Overview
Solomon ruled Israel approximately from 970 to 931 BCE.”
Here is further info provided when I asked about her rein.
“AI Overview
Explore History, Achievements, Temple, & Death of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was a pharaoh of Egypt who ruled in the 15th century BCE, known for a prosperous reign and monumental building projects. Solomon was a king of Israel who ruled around the 10th century BCE, known for his wisdom and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. Some later traditions connect these two figures by identifying the biblical Queen of Sheba with Hatshepsut, though their reigns were separated by several centuries.
“The proposed connection between them
* The theory: Some scholars propose that the biblical Queen of Sheba was actually Hatshepsut, a theory based on circumstantial and linguistic evidence.
* Linguistic evidence: The Ethiopian tradition for the Queen of Sheba’s name is “Makare,” which is very similar to Hatshepsut’s adopted name, Ma’at-ka-re, which means “truth, order, and justice”.
* Circumstantial evidence: The story of the Queen of Sheba’s visit to Solomon could have been adapted from a story about a visiting dignitary. Some researchers theorize that the story could have been about Hatshepsut visiting Solomon before she became pharaoh.
* Challenges to the theory: The theory faces significant challenges, primarily that Hatshepsut and Solomon did not rule at the same time. Hatshepsut lived around 1479–1458 BCE, while Solomon lived around 970–931 BCE.”
They were telling us this while we were at a campground.
Why are ancient ruins always described as “mysterious”?
It is Biblically mandated of observant Jews; they move out of their houses into temporary shelters once every year to remind themselves of the 40 years in the wilderness in tents - also called 'booths' or 'tabernacles'.
I presume that the Jews that you talked to were non-observant Jews - NOT speaking for all Jews. 🤷♂️
I dunno, that’s mysterious.
I think they were joking about it. They were also Messianic Jews, but I think they still observed the Jewish feast days.
Last year I heard that in a fort facing Libya, west of the Nile, a bronze sword was found with the name of Ramses II on it. Was anything like that found in this fort, to tell us who was in charge at the time?
Thanks! I’m not sure I’d heard of this:
🙂 That makes sense. I am a 'Zionist' Christian; I don't follow the Jewish feasts particularly, but I keep track of them and appreciate their purpose. Sometimes they bear attention prophetically. 'Messianic Judaism' is growing and is more prevalent even in Israel than is generally acknowledged.
Praise the Lord!
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