tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post3988276825945953875..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: Tip of the Iceberg, or Should We Say PyramidBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-33805020602284118602011-02-16T22:43:00.106+02:002011-02-16T22:43:00.106+02:00Shalom!
Based on what I read, no. Nothing can be p...Shalom!<br />Based on what I read, no. Nothing can be proven 100%. There are also still archeological digs being done at the sites of the pyramids so not even all physical evidence that could lead to an answer has been discovered. Bl'i neder I'll send you a few links to the best articles. I didn't save any of them, but it won't take me long to find them again.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-61165781372809829272011-02-16T19:50:34.270+02:002011-02-16T19:50:34.270+02:00can anything be proven?can anything be proven?Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-43287858169410170592011-02-16T14:17:59.717+02:002011-02-16T14:17:59.717+02:00Shalom!
I don't have time to prepare one. A se...Shalom!<br />I don't have time to prepare one. A search of - Did Jews build the pyramids in Egypt? - yields many articles, most of which have sources. The debates in the comment sections are quite often very informative too.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-84419969132337873002011-02-14T13:14:45.449+02:002011-02-14T13:14:45.449+02:00Maybe you should prepare a blog post about it.Maybe you should prepare a blog post about it.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-29120982378451678932011-02-14T12:13:28.384+02:002011-02-14T12:13:28.384+02:00Shalom!
One interesting article brought Jewish pro...Shalom!<br />One interesting article brought Jewish proof AGAINST Jewish slaves having built the pyramids, and it didn't involve the timing. I'll look for an exact midrash, but the idea is worth posting. Part of the interpretation of "avodat parach/harsh labor" that the Sages give is that the Egyptians forced the Jews to build on muddy land so that the structures would frequently collapse and have to be rebuilt. The pyramids were definitely built with stone, and building with stone during Egyptian slave period is not mentioned in the Torah. There's so much bias in all directions that I wonder if even a combination of the history we know from the Torah, relevant midrashim and archeological evidence can yield 100% reliable answers.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-40482618521290193452011-02-14T05:38:47.776+02:002011-02-14T05:38:47.776+02:00The denial of the slavery and exodus take things m...The denial of the slavery and exodus take things much too far. The text is so clear. I have my doubts about medrashim.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-49770119068502822822011-02-14T00:15:36.701+02:002011-02-14T00:15:36.701+02:00Shalom!
I've found more information, more mis/...Shalom!<br />I've found more information, more mis/dis-information and scores of people who deny that major Biblical events ever happened. However, pyramids aren't specifically mentioned in the Torah and the only clear claim that Jewish slaves built pyramids is in Josephus' "Antiquities of the Jews", bk. II, ch. ix, ยง 1. That source is from a comment and I haven't checked it yet. What leaves me skeptical about many "facts" is the fact that in so much of the material I've been reading Jewish slavery in, and the Exodus from Egypt is declared a myth.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-44124516617510642732011-02-13T23:37:57.429+02:002011-02-13T23:37:57.429+02:00Shalom!
I'm actually not finding concrete evid...Shalom!<br />I'm actually not finding concrete evidence one way or the other, but most sources stating that the Jews weren't slaves at the time that the pyramids were built state that the Jews weren't slaves in Egypt at all. Some historians state in a rather scoffing matter that the only proof that Jews were slaves in Egypt is in the Bible. The Egyptians of today, even though they are not related at all to the ancient Egyptians, vehemently deny that the Jews had any part in building the pyramids, but they have their reasons... There's a big disagreement as to the level of skill of the workers and whether or not they were paid. On-site archeological research is not complete. I'll try to find my original source.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-86035730297390371852011-02-13T17:36:05.866+02:002011-02-13T17:36:05.866+02:00a, trust Hadassa, I've never known her to be w...a, trust Hadassa, I've never known her to be wrong about things she can prove.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-34846347044112501962011-02-13T11:47:39.747+02:002011-02-13T11:47:39.747+02:00Shalom!
I suppose not many Jews realize that their...Shalom!<br />I suppose not many Jews realize that their ancestors built the pyramids, but they should. It's only logical: We know that large numbers of Jews were slaves in Egypt when the pyramids were built. We also know that slaves built the pyramids.<br />Shmot/Exodus 1:11-14 is a good place to start examining what the Jews built in Egypt.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-61174883396211072142011-02-13T09:36:01.126+02:002011-02-13T09:36:01.126+02:00i dont think the jews building the pyramids is rea...i dont think the jews building the pyramids is really jewish tradition, but ill go with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com