But when I went to the Museum of Man and viewed The Pharaoh Ramses' mummy it said that they did a X-ray/MRI autopsy that shows he died in his 80s of old age. Which story is the truth?
2006-09-19 12:26:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Perhaps the Bible is allegory and metaphor...
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2006-09-19 12:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have now found proof (including a huge stone tablet from this time in Egypt that tells of the 10 plagues) that the Pharaoh during the time of Moses was Thutmose. Translated it means brother of Moses. Which, as adopted by the royal family, Moses very likely could have been his brother, or as a brother to him.
Pharaoh's army was killed, but not the Pharaoh himself.
2006-09-19 20:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says that the Hebrews built the storage cities of Pithom and Ramses. Maybe the Pharoah was a descendant of both families. The Bible does not say.
2006-09-19 20:28:15 · answer #3 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wasn't Ramses!
The Pharoah that was killed was named Ahmose.
If you know the story you know, Moses was found by the Pharoahs daughter. He was her first son.
Then she gave birth to a second son, who grew up alongside Moses. This was Ahmose. Ahmose eventually became pharoah and was the one who was killed.
His name in Egyptian means "brother of Moses"
That must have sucked. He couldnt' even get a real name....
2006-09-19 19:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by the nothing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A) The Bible doesn't name Ramses II as the Pharaoh. It never gives him a name.
B) Pharoah is never explicitly named as dying, just the army.
2006-09-19 19:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by mahgri 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible never states explicitly that Pharoah was killed.
In fact, ancient tradition states that exactly the opposite is true.
Lots of his men were drowned, though. They've recently found artifacts thought to be from their chariots on the floor of the Red Sea.
2006-09-19 20:23:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the Bible, the Pharoah was not killed in the Red Sea. So, no.
You should cite a verse next time.
2006-09-19 19:30:05 · answer #7 · answered by BABY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may have a point, but bear in mind that there was more than one Ramses.
2006-09-19 19:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by Zombie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's more than one Ramses.
2006-09-19 19:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The armies of Pharaoh were destroyed. The scriptures do not say that he himself was killed in the sea but that his army pursued them, even though he was tyhere in command. I'll copy it for you below.
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2006-09-19 19:37:12 · answer #10 · answered by TubeDude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say science my friend..
However, which Ramses did you see? Their we're several :P
2006-09-19 19:29:05 · answer #11 · answered by thomas p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋