The Exodus is not just a fictional story, it is a factual event that took place. It is referenced in the Bible in both the Old Testament and …show more content…
It reinforces the legitimacy of the event. Also, no where in the New Testament does it conflict the Old Testament’s account of the historicity of the Exodus.
The second reason that proves the historicity of the Exodus is a primary resource, the Ipuwer Papyrus, also known as “papyrus 344 of Leiden” (Gardiner, 1). A papyrus is a plant that was used in ancient Egypt for medicines, boats, and in this case, paper (Evans). This specific papyrus consists of ancient Egyptian writings written by a man named Ipuwer (Gardiner, 7). The writings are analogous to the details that were written in Exodus (Becher). One of the quotes translated from Ipuwer says, “The river is blood.” (Ipuwer 2:10). When compared with Exodus it sounds much like, if not identical to, the first plague where God turns the Nile river into blood (Ex. 7:20). Another example of how the Ipuwer Papyrus correlates to the Bible is when the it says, “The land is not light…” (Ipuwer 9:11). This sounds to be describing the plague where darkness went all through Egypt (Ex.