XGcs22 t1_j70m2s9 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:19 AM

So is the same story in the Bible known as the Exodus?

groveborn t1_j70qqgp wrote on February 3, 2023 at 6:08 AM

No. Exodus has no archaeological evidence at all. Not even the existence of Hebrew people within the nation living in slavery.

No pottery, nothing at all. No way for a million people to pour out of a busy nation in a few days and find nothing. It appears as though it was an adaptation of a Persian story. Same general theme, made for the Hebrew people after the fall of Israel during the Persian invasion. The religion was very different at that time.

This is during the Greek occupation, not the pharo rule. Thousands of years after they ruled.

Still super interesting, though.

Edit: it could be Babylon. 🤷

henkiedepenkie t1_j71gm0y wrote on February 3, 2023 at 11:46 AM

i thought it was an adaptation of the Babylonian exile, in a way not to upset their Persian overlords.

smolDreee t1_j70vsp5 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 7:07 AM

This discovery is from a more recent point in history, so this neither confirms or denies anything found in the biblical book of Exodus.

Shyriath t1_j71jxa9 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 12:22 PM

The Torah, including the Book of Exodus, was very probably already compiled into its final form by this time, so it's not likely.