Possible Statue of Pharaoh Who Moses May Have Confronted Discovered in Egypt

In this Western Journal article, Michael Austin reports on the discovery of a large ancient Egyptian statue believed to depict Ramses II, the pharaoh often portrayed in popular culture as the ruler confronted by Moses before the Exodus.

• Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that the statue was found in the East Delta region.
• The statue is believed to depict Ramses II and stands about 7 feet tall.
• Officials said the statue weighs between 5 and 6 tons and is in relatively poor condition.
• The statue was moved to a museum warehouse in San El-Hajar for urgent restoration and preservation work.
• Egyptian antiquities official Hisham Lithi said the discovery provides important evidence of royal activity in the East Delta region.
• Ramses II is often associated in movies and popular imagination with the pharaoh of Exodus, though the article notes that scholars are divided on that identification.
• The article points out that some scholars instead identify Amenhotep II as the pharaoh of the Exodus.
• That alternate theory is tied to arguments about Egyptian chronology, a reported pause in Amenhotep II’s military activity, and succession questions involving Thutmose IV.
• The discovery is being framed as both an archaeological find and a reminder of how ancient Egypt continues to intersect with biblical history and debate.

Read the full story: https://www.westernjournal.com/possible-statue-pharaoh-moses-may-confronted-discovered-egypt/