remains of Egyptian army of 14BC discovered in the Red Sea

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

  RED SEA: ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER REMAINS OF EGYPTIAN ARMY FROM THE BIBLICAL EXODUS

Suez| Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced this morning that a team of underwater archaeologists had discovered that remains of a large Egyptian army from the 14th century BC, at the bottom of the Gulf of Suez, 1.5 kilometers offshore from the modern city of  Ras Gharib. The team was searching for the remains of ancient ships and artefacts related to Stone Age and Bronze Age trade in the Red Sea area, when they stumbled upon a gigantic mass of human bones darkened by age. 

The scientists lead by Professor Abdel Muhammad Gader and associated with Cairo University’s Faculty of Archaeology, have already recovered a total of more than 400 different skeletons, as well as hundreds of weapons and pieces of armor, also the remains of two war chariots, scattered over an area of approximately 200 square meters. They estimate that more than 5000 other bodies could be dispersed over a wider area, suggesting that an army of large size who have perished on the site.

This magnificient blade from an egyptian khopesh, was certainly the weapon of an important character. It was discovered near the remains of a richly decorated war chariot, suggesting it could have belonged to a prince or nobleman.

Many clues on the site have brought Professor Gader and his team to conclude that the bodies could be linked to the famous episode of the Exodus. First of all, the ancient soldiers seem to have died on dry ground, since no  traces of boats or ships have been found in the area. The positions of the bodies and the fact that they were stuck in a vast quantity of clay and rock, implie that they could have died in a mudslide or a tidal wave.

The shear number of bodies suggests that a large ancient army perished on the site and the dramatic way by which they were killed, both seem to corroborate the biblical version of the Red Sea Crossing, when the army of the Egyptian Pharaoh was destroyed by the returning waters that Moses had parted. This new find certainly proves that there was indeed an Egyptian army of large size that was destroyed by the waters of the Red Sea during the reign of King Akhenaten.

For centuries, the famous biblical account of the “Red Sea Crossing” was dismissed by most scholars and historians as more symbolic than historical.

This astounding discovery brings undeniable scientific proof that one the most famous episodes of the Old Testament was indeed, based on an historical event. It brings a brand new perspective on a story that many historians have been considering for years as a work of fiction, and suggesting that other themes like the “Plagues of Egypt” could indeed have an historical base.

A lot more research and many more recovery operations are to be expected on the site over the next few years, as Professor Gader and his team have already announced their desire to retrieve the rest of the bodies and artefacts from was has turned out to be one of the richest archaeological underwater sites ever discovered.

- See more at: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/red-sea-archaeologists-discover-remains-of-egyptian-army-from-the-biblical-exodus/#sthash.VKofZ7WF.dpuf

[CoAspen]

I tried to find the origin of the article, but was unable, didn't spend a lot of time. Have you found it? I remember Ron Wyatt making the same claim.

[Gail]

I have heard it from a couple of not-as-respected sources, but it is GREAT to see this coming from somewhere reputable.

 

What I do find exciting is that they found this at the bottom of the Gulf of Suez. Have you ever noticed that in the maps in the back of your Bible that when they show the path of the Exodus it usually crosses through the Sea of Reeds which on the map looks like a swamp? That is not a very impressive crossing, comparatively-speaking. 

[Bravus]

Sorry, no, not a reputable source. World News Daily is an Onion-style 'satire' site, though harder to spot because not actually funny or clever.

Simply a false report, I'm afraid.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

I'd wondered about it.  sorry about that, guys...

[Gail]

Sorry, no, not a reputable source. World News Daily is an Onion-style 'satire' site, though harder to spot because not actually funny or clever.

Simply a false report, I'm afraid.

Okie dokie! Thanks!

[phkrause]

I used to have a video and/or a DVD of a Palestinian Jew that did some research of the Exodus and he found some interesting things. I thought I had the stuff down here but it looks like its still up in MA, in storage. I do remember finding it on You-tube, so will have to do some looking again to see if I can find it. One big problem, I can't recall the name of the Video.

[Gerr]

Back in FL again, PK? or just for the winter?

[phkrause]

For good I pray this time.