Exodus from Egypt

Exodus from Egypt with elements from the Bible such as the Ten Commandments and Miriam's drum. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Myth of the Exodus: Tradition, History, Propaganda – and Everything in Between. Reading List

The story that never happened – but shaped the identity of an entire people and religions. Articles published on the Hidan website over the years
Moses during the splitting of the Red Sea. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The tradition of the exodus from Egypt as the allochthonous (external) origin of the Israelites

Jewish and Israeli traditions and also among the priests and royal people in the Kingdom of Israel, there are differences between them as to the origin of the Israelites - Aram or maybe Egypt?
the Golden calf. Illustration: depositphotos.com

We did not leave Egypt

The story of the exodus from Egypt includes a collection of unrelated folk tales, various authors have added more legends to the core, the story itself, which is of priestly origin, contradicts large parts of the Bible that indicate an origin
Description of the Passover mitzvot in Deuteronomy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Because this Passover has not been done since the days of the judges

A scroll in Aramaic of the Jews of the XNUMXth island in Egypt. Courtesy of Bar Ilan University

The ancient Passover bills of the XNUMXth community

Ancient papyri found on the XNUMXth island in Egypt, tell about the life of the Jewish community that existed there, about their customs and character
Briefing at the Negev Division of the Palmach before going into action. From Wikipedia

Things that Yoram knows: were we few against many?

Perhaps he asks: Were we few against many in the War of Independence?
A mummy from the ancient Inca culture in Peru. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The mummy returns

Moses and the burning bush. Image: depositphotos.com

About the history behind the story of the Exodus and its meanings here and now

The exodus from Egypt is the story around which Passover is celebrated, and it also symbolizes for us an exit from slavery to freedom, but is there any historical truth in the story?
Zodiac mosaic - Beit Alpha Synagogue - sixth century

Hebrew calendar. is that so?

Today's Hebrew calendar is actually the Babylonian calendar. In the days of the First Temple, the months were called by names such as Eitanim and Bol
Baroque fresco of the creation of the world in the church kostel Svaté Voršily by Jan Jakub Stevens ze Steinfelsu (1707).

Things that donors know: why exactly 5781?

Chaim wonders: How did they decide that the world was created exactly 5781 years ago?
Mezuzah in the United States. Since when was the obligation to determine the mezuzah in the houses of Israel in the ancient era, since archeology does not support this at all. Perhaps the answer to this will be found in a later era, only from the eighth century AD during the Genius period, when evidence of mezuzah card writing was found. It seems that the matter arose somewhere after the destruction of the Second Temple, when the leaders from the time of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai onward sought various factors for the public's sense of security in Judea, and perhaps sought to accustom the Jewish public to the situation of not having a temple. Photo: retardstrength.net / Wikimedia.

Who moved the mezuzah and when did it become holy?

Remains of a Roman amphitheater in Alexandria. From Wikipedia

It's hard to ask jealousy

A family celebrates Seder night. Photo: shutterstock

The Passover Seder preceded the famous night yeshiva in Bnei Brak

. Scarab seal of King Thutmose III. Next to the king's name is a sphinx. Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

The influence of Egyptian culture on ancient Jewish culture is evident

Crossing the Red Sea, painting by Nicolas Poussin, 1634

Exodus from Egypt - was or was not

Passover Haggadah, Vienna, 1954-1929, National Library

The Haggadah in the service of politics

Navy personnel celebrate Passover on the Nimitz aircraft carrier sailing in the Persian Gulf in April 2003

Pesach: the holiday in the service of politics

Frog Strike Illustration by SWEET MEDIA from Wikipedia

Exodus: the unbelievable numbers

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

So who are we really?!

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

We will be strangers to you, Israel - Part XNUMX

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Erased the memory of Amalek?

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Exodus - invented narrative

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Yehoshua ben Nun - Was he or wasn't he?

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Even God is wrong!

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Somewhat right? always right? Always wrong?

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Bible as history?

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Researchers claim: the Jews were a pharaonic tribe that was expelled from Egypt

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Bible - no findings in the field - reader comments

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Herzog is almost a consensus - most of his colleagues respond

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Bible. There are no findings in the field

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Carl Sagan on: The Colliding Worlds of Immanuel Volikovsky

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The first Shadow Slayer