Artifact Report: The Exodus

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The Exodus is an important event, not just as a historical view, but for a religious one as well. For something as significant as it is, there is very little evidence to support the claim; which is referenced in the bible. An event which freed thousands of slaves from the hands of Egypt, summoned plagues, parted a sea, and drowned an army. However, if you were a superior nation, ruling as a god, and lost nearly everything to a slave revolt, would you want to document your losses? For many years Archeologists have been searching for traces of evidence to prove the validity of the stories of mosses, but there is not any solid evidence, according to many scholars. The religious community claims a golden chariot has been found

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