The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only in my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back Up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press: March 15, 2023)
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Photo credit: The Israelites Leaving Egypt (c. 1828-1830), by David Roberts (1796-1864) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]
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