Why aren't the great pyramids mentioned in the Bible?

Question

Didn't Moses come from Egypt?

Answer 1

The Bible isn't much on describing landmarks

I suppose it just wasn't important to those writing Exodus.

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Answer 2

With the sphinx covered with sand until 1972, the pyramids may have looked like sand dunes for years. The time history places on the pyramids, they were being built while Noah was building the ark year 1516, is 2550 B C. and the flood was year 1656, 2410 B. C. Is the first mention of them by Alexander the Great? 336 to 366 B. C.

Yes, Moses was born in Egypt year 2433, Pharoah was having all male infants killed, Moses was saved, he was 80 years old at Exodus 7:7; in
year 2513, he died 40 years later Deut.1:3; 29:5; 34:7; in year 2553, so
he was [ 777 to], 857 to 897 years after the flood with the covenant heirs, it was 1513 before Christ at his death.

Answer 3

While there isn't a lot of specifics about pyramids, we have a few glimpses in that direction:

1. When Moses freed the jews, we know they were building "great cities" for the Pharoh. They were making the bricks and cutting the stones that were used in these. it's very possible that we don't have Pyramids set out specifically because to the Jewish population they were related to the cities being built (would we think about talking about sky scrapers or just talk about buildings) and/or related to their many gods; which were foreign to the Jewish population.

2. We also know that Solomon spent time in Egypt (Some histories even suggest that he was "Sennemet", an Egyptian architect, during the second half of his 40 year reign), he brought back wives and concubines and it ultimately corrpupted him and lead to his downfall. Again, there appears to be a high degree of familiarity with Egypt such that pointing out its burial chambers of its kings, to me, seems unecessary.

3. Finally, we know (or deduce) from scripture that Mary, Joseph, and a young Jesus went to Egypt to escape Herod and that Paul, after his conversion, went down to Egypt or its vicinity for some period of time (around 7 years).

Given these examples, it appears, to me, that Egypt was seen as a normal country with its own ways and there was no real compelling reason to talk about its royalty or their version of "burial mounds". After all, Isreal had its rituals as well for burial.

that's my take anyway. Hope it helps.

Take Care.

Answer 4

yes Moses came from there but, why should the Bible mention them when they are not important to God's word?

Answer 5

Job 3:14
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places (pyramids) for themselves;

Answer 6

My first thought is that maybe they were just there, and they didn't much care for the pyramids.

Answer 7

Aztecs and Olmecs and Dhengis Khan are not mentioned either.

Answer 8

pyramids are real. The bible is not.

Answer 9

since these were tombs for the Pharaohs who were sometimes deified that might be against the first commandment for them.