Archaeologists have uncovered part of an ancient statue of a pharaoh in Egypt, who, according to many scholars, is the king mentioned in the biblical story of Moses.
The fragment is thought to depict Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful rulers and a figure many historians associate with the pharaoh described in the Book of Exodus.
According to the Bible, Moses confronted a pharaoh who refused to free the Israelites from slavery, setting off the events described in the Exodus narrative.
Part of the large statue, including its legs and base, was discovered at Tel Faraoun in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta,
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