An Exodus Calendar
What day of the week was the first Passover?How long did the matzoh last in the desert?When did we first…
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Browsing Category: Ancient World
Imagine Yourself in a Crowd
One of the pitfalls of writing a book about large numbers of people, is you have to deal with the…
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Egyptian Wheat Porridge
My Hebrew characters in Egypt have porridge for breakfast every day. Why? Because it feels like the right sort of…
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How much bread did an Egyptian slave eat?
And how much flour did it take to make it? Bread is the staple food of the Ancient Egyptians and…
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