Don’t lose track of where we are on the journey. I have been addressing the claim by Baruch Halpern from the University of Pennsylvania, who claims there is no proof for the Exodus story as found in the Bible. I have spent some time on …
Found at Sarbut al-Khadem
What About The Actual Crossing of the Red Sea
As I have worked through the Evidence of the Exodus thus far I have had a number of people ask, “But what about the actual crossing of the Red Sea? Is there any evidence for that?” One person wrote to me and said, “I understand …
Found at Nuweiba (Biblical Pi-hahiroth)
At the end of the previous Nugget I left you encamped at Pi-hahiroth with your backs to the sea: Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped …
What Was Found Between Nuweiba (PI-Hahiroth) and Saraf al-Bal
In this Nugget we will investigate whether there is any evidence at Nuweiba (Pi-Hahiroth) to mark it as the place the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea. Is there anything in this location which adds credibility to this being the place where the Israelites …
Evidence for a Chariot Crossing
Allow me to gather the facts for you before we get our feet wet in the water. The optimum place large enough to contain the Israelites and the pursuing Egyptian army is found on the Nuweiba coastal plain. At the water’s edge, is a column …
What did the Israelites Eat and Drink on their Exodus Journey?
One allegation often levelled at the credibility of the Exodus story related to getting the Hebrew slaves through the journey from the Egypt to Canaan is that of a supply of water and food. Exodus 12:37–38 tells us the Israelites numbered “about six hundred thousand …
The Rock at Rephidim
In the last Nugget I wrote: Each person normally consumes 3 litres of water a day. Health authorities recommend a minimum of 2 litres per day. It is clear that the Israelites took supplies from the Egyptians (Ex 12:36). Josephus tells us that the people …
Nugget: Gila Cook’s “House of David” Discovery in 1993
I have written before about the scepticism that surrounded the idea of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt in the Exodus. The claim critics made that there was no evidence for the Exodus, that it was a Jewish myth. I debunked that with the help of …
Nugget: No Evidence for King David? Oh How Right Fredrick Kenyon Was!
Sir Fredrick Kenyon is a very famous Christian archaeologist and he said “Archaeology has not yet said its last word; but the results already achieved confirm what faith would suggest, that the Bible can do nothing but gain from an increase of knowledge.” All the …
Nugget: Has David’s Palace Been Found?
I intend to focus on the archaeological evidence which exists for David, his kingdom and other biblical references which are connected with David in subsequent Nuggets. Several of you have asked where I get my material from. I have a large range of resources gathered …