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Bronze sword marked by Pharaoh Ramses II

3,000-Year-Old Sword with Biblical Origins Discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient sword in Egypt that is linked to a Biblical pharaoh. The bronze blade, thought to be around 3,000 years old, has the markings of Ramesses II, hailed as the most powerful king of ancient Egypt.

Many scholars, as well as Hollywood movies, have suggested that Ramesses was the pharaoh who enslaved the Israelites in the Book of Exodus.

The sword was uncovered among the ruins of an ancient military fort in Housh Eissa, a city just south of Alexandria, which featured barracks for soldiers and storage rooms for food, weapons and other goods.

Ramesses, who ruled from 1279 to 1213 BC, most famous battle was the Battle of Kadesh, which occurred in 1247BC against the Hittites in what is now Syria. Ramesses personally led the charge through the Hittite ranks with about 20,000 soldiers.

Details of the Battle of Kadesh have been found etched in ancient stones, but another record has also been suggested to include the story of Ramesses - the Book of Exodus.

It begins with the Israelites enslaved in Egypt, before the pharaoh - coerced by 10 terrible plagues - agrees to release them after one of the plagues killed his son and Moses leads them across the miraculously-parted Red Sea. While no name is tied to the pharaoh in the Bible, scholars point to Exodus 1:11 in their argument. (DM / VFI News) 

“Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh supply cities, Pithom and Raamses.” - Exodus 1:11

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