Here then are the top ten discoveries related to Moses and the Exodus which I believe are evidence of the historicity of the biblical account. 4 Thus, one needs to look in the 15 th century BC for evidence of the Exodus, not the 13 th century BC as some scholars claim. 3 This timeframe is affirmed by numerous other passages: Judges 11:26-27, Acts 13:19-20 and the number of generations listed 1 Chron. 1 Kings 6:1 says that it was in the “four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt” that Solomon began building the temple.” A straightforward reading of this verse places the Exodus in 1446 BC. Fortunately, the Bible gives ample chronological data relating to this event. Secondly, one needs to look in the correct time period for clues to the Exodus.
evidence of the decline of Egyptian society) and not expect to find the remans of Hebrew campsites in the desert. This doesn’t mean there is no evidence of the Exodus it means one needs to look for the correct things (ie. 2 Moreover, the Israelites wandered in the desert as nomads for 40 years, leaving little, if any, cultural remains due to their transient nature. First, one would not expect to find Egyptian inscriptions directly referencing the plagues or the Exodus, as royal inscriptions never included negative reports about the Pharaoh and his armies. Is there archaeological evidence for the Israelite exodus from Egypt? I believe there is, providing one recognizes the limits of archaeology and looks in the correct time period. The Exodus is such a seminal event in Hebrew history that it stretches credulity to suggest, as some critics do, that it did not have a historical basis. 1 In addition, there has been 3500 years of almost unbroken Passover celebrations. In fact it is the most frequently mentioned event in the entire Old Testament, referred to over 120 times in subsequent stories, laws, poems, Psalms, historical writings and prophecies.
The account of God raising up Moses to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt is one of the most important biblical events.
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