3,000-year-old Egyptian fortress uncovered along route tied to biblical Exodus

Archaeologists successful Egypt precocious uncovered an past fortress that was built on the historical subject roadworthy referenced successful the Book of Exodus.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the find connected Oct. 11 successful a release. 

The fortress was recovered astatine the Tell El-Kharouba archaeological tract successful Sheikh Zuweid, a Bedouin municipality successful North Sinai.

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The past outpost dates backmost to the New Kingdom period, which lasted from astir 1550 to 1070 B.C. 

At slightest 3,000 years old, the fortress was built during the clip traditionally associated with the biblical Exodus.

Archaeologists uncovered a monolithic New Kingdom fortress successful Egypt's North Sinai on the way referenced successful Exodus. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images; Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook)

Exodus 13:17 states, "When Pharaoh fto the radical go, God did not pb them connected the roadworthy done the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, 'If they look war, they mightiness alteration their minds and instrumentality to Egypt.' So God led the radical astir by the godforsaken roadworthy toward the Red Sea."

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The shorter way mentioned successful the verse was the Horus Military Road, wherever the fortress was found. 

The way led from Egypt to Canaan.

Excavations astatine Tell El-Kharouba revealed 1 of the largest fortresses ever recovered on the Horus Road. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook)

The caller find "is considered 1 of the largest and astir important fortresses discovered on the Horus Military Road," officials said.

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Archaeologists besides recovered pottery fragments and ceramic vessels, on with a jar grip stamped with the sanction of King Thutmose I, who reigned from astir 1506 to 1493 B.C. 

Eleven antiaircraft towers person been discovered successful the fortress truthful far. 

Archaeologists recovered pottery fragments and vessels bearing the sanction of Pharaoh Thutmose I astatine the site. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook)

The fortification covers a monolithic 86,100 quadrate feet, and it was 1 of galore strongholds built to support the eastbound borders of Egypt and unafraid commercialized routes.

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"Additionally, quantities of volcanic stones — apt transported by oversea from the volcanoes of the Greek islands — were discovered, on with a ample breadstuff oven and adjacent remnants of fossilized dough," the merchandise added.

Officials said the finds "confirm that the fortress was a afloat functioning halfway for the soldiers’ regular lives."

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities described the tract arsenic a large antiaircraft halfway from the New Kingdom era. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook)

"This find represents a tangible embodiment of the genius of the past Egyptians successful constructing an integrated antiaircraft strategy to support Egypt’s land," Sherif Fathy, curate of tourism and antiquities, said successful a connection translated from Arabic to English.

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He added, "It reveals caller chapters of Egypt’s distinguished subject past and reinforces Sinai’s presumption arsenic a onshore bearing unsocial civilizational grounds crossed the ages."