Archaeologists uncover massive artifact depicting pharaoh thought to have challenged Moses in Exodus

Fox News ^ | 5/03/26 | Andrea Margolis

[Libloather]

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharoah believed to be a major character in the Old Testament.

The statue was found at the Tel Pharaoh site in Husseiniya Center, Sharqia Governorate, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on April 22. The site is in Egypt's Nile Delta, northeast of Cairo.

Officials also described the statue as "remarkable" in size, weighing between 5 and 6 tons and measuring over 7 feet long.

In a translated statement, the ministry described the statue as being in a "relatively poor condition of preservation," with its legs and base missing.

Still, officials described the statue as "likely represent[ing] King Ramses II."

Ramesses II, born in 1303 B.C., is considered one of the most influential and powerful Egyptian rulers of the New Kingdom era.

The pharaoh is often cited by scholars as a possible ruler referenced in the biblical Book of Exodus, though no name is given in the Old Testament.

Ramesses II is said to have retaliated against Moses and refused his requests, which resulted in a series of plagues. He died in 1213 B.C.

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KEYWORDS: 19thdynasty; andreamargolis; bible; catastrophism; exodus; godsgravesglyphs; moses; newkingdom; notevenclose; pharaoh; ramsesii; rhampsinitis

[captmar-vell]

I agree with you.

I did a study years ago and reached the conclusion to my own satisfaction that it was New Kingdom 18th Dynasty Amenhotep II after the death of Thutmose III. Hatshepsut was likely the one who drew Moses from the water. Moses was possibly Senenmut.

I have visited a fair number of Temples and Tombs in Egypt from Cairo to Aswan and my favorite was that of Hatshepsut. So its possible it was even designed and built by Moses. All conjecture of course.

The Exodus was approx. 1448 BC by my own accounting for the years.

[HYPOCRACY]

They did...

[SunkenCiv]

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[DAC21]

I have seen that guy before, 1966 on the Batman TV show.

[GingisK]

I thought Yul Brenner made a great Pharaoh.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“ Ramses II was not the Pharaoh of the Exodus.”

Yeah, at the Quality Egyptology Learing Center, I heard it wasn’t Ramses Eleven, either.

[SunkenCiv]

Ramses IX was my favorite, he was the first known speaker of archaic German, and was best remembered for his refusals.

[Palio di Siena]

Still looking for the Edward G Robinson statue.
Of her own free will, see. Ya mug.

[SisterK]

I agree with you
Ramses ruled after the Exodus
the Ramses of Genesis 47:11, Exodus12:37 and Numbers 33:3-5 are a place on a map, not a person

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Ramses the Second is Dead My Love - the Fugs

[Ancesthntr]

It wasn’t Ramses II, he was way too late. The Pharaoh of the Exodus was Amenhotep II : https://armstronginstitute.org/882-who-was-the-pharaoh-of-the-exodus

[Ancesthntr]

“I think the case for Amenhotep II (reigned 1427 to 1401 BC) being the Pharoah of the Exodus is a lot stronger than for Rameses II.”
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Sure is: https://armstronginstitute.org/882-who-was-the-pharaoh-of-the-exodus

[Ancesthntr]

This very thorough and well/reasoned article shows why you are correct: https://armstronginstitute.org/882-who-was-the-pharaoh-of-the-exodus

[Political Junkie Too]

pharaoh thought to have challenged Moses

pharoah believed to be a a major character

Ramesses II is said to have retaliated against Moses

Can they put any more disclaimers into this story?

-PJ

[captmar-vell]

Thanks for the link.

What I was trying to figure out way back when, was the timing for the start, that is, the very beginning of the count to the Jubilee, beginning only after Moses died and when Joshua crossed over into the Promised Land and captured Jericho. Then connecting this same timing to the coming of Messiah, who started his ministry on Yom Kippur (the only day a Jubilee can be declared) in 28 AD as Jesus declared in Nazareth while reading from Isaiah Chapter 61 and stopping before reading “and the day of vengeance. .” The results were surprising.

[TheThirdRuffian]

One of the best clues is Amenhotep was not the eldest and his successor was his second son Thutmose IV, who was not the crown prince, either.

And it was quite an unusual power grab with something unknown happening to the crown prince:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Stele