Egypt – The chief archaeologist at the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, Magdi Shaker, commented on the Israeli media’s allegations regarding the existence of a relationship between the Egyptian King Ramses II and Pharaoh, the prophet of God Moses.
He explained that there is no relationship between Ramesses II and Pharaoh, the prophet of God, Moses, and what is reported is completely false.
The chief archaeologist in the Ministry of Antiquities said that the capital of King Ramesses was located in the city of Thebes, which is the city of Luxor today, and he had a summer capital in the city of Bar-Ramses in the eastern region, and perhaps the presence of the Bani Israel tribe in the eastern region, specifically in the San al-Hajar region, according to the Torah when it was mentioned that they In Zoan or Joshen, the reason behind the allegations.
Shaker emphasized that there are no papyri indicating a relationship to Ramesses with this subject, and there is no inscription or echo of this story in all of Egypt, especially during the reign of Ramesses II, who left traces in most parts of Egypt.
The chief archaeologist pointed out that the Children of Israel were always causing strife and problems, and if there was a relationship with King Ramesses, I would have found papyri or Pharaonic manuscripts stating their false claim, which supports their lies and the weakness of their narrative that they claim, and there is no echo inside Egypt or its neighbors regarding this story.
The Israeli “Walla” website alluded to Israeli assumptions and allegations that Ramesses II was the Pharaoh of the Exodus.
The site added that scholars differ on this issue, claiming that in the Abu Simbel temple, which was built by Ramesses, there are symbols and paintings that are surprising in their closeness to the verses of the Torah.
And the Hebrew site added that it is very difficult to put your finger on specific data related to the famous story of the exodus from Egypt, which took place according to different opinions between the fifteenth and thirteenth centuries BC, even with regard to identifying the Pharaoh of the King of Egypt in that period, as researchers differ in this. The matter is, but it can be said that many are referring to Ramesses II, the great Egyptian king who ruled Upper and Lower Egypt for 66 years, as the pharaoh of the time the Israelites were in Egypt.
The site published a virtual video of a three-dimensional tour using the Matterport site and the Egyverse site, inside one of the wonderful temples built by Ramesses near the southern borders of Egypt, which is the Abu Simbel temple, adding that some of the symbols and paintings in the temple are close to the verses of the Torah that describe Pharaoh, King of Egypt.
The site indicated that the Abu Simbel Temple, which was built more than 3,000 years ago during the Nineteenth Dynasty, has withstood over the past thousands of years, until Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser came up with the idea of building the Aswan Dam, the “High Dam” on the Nile River and “Lake Nasser.” Which was named following him, and the lake threatened to flood the ancient temple, so in an extraordinary international operation the world rallied to save the great and ancient temple in one of the largest operations that were carried out to preserve history, and the rescuers cut the temple into thousands of pieces and moved it from its place, and placed it at a height About 60 meters on the west bank of the Nile. Today, the temple is located within an artificial hill, allowing tourists to enter the temple and admire its beauty and power.
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