In the Exodus account, the birth of Moses occurred at a time when the current Egyptian Pharaoh had commanded that all male Hebrew children born be killed by drowning in the river Nile.
Jochebed, the wife of the Levite Amram, bore a son and kept him concealed for three months. When she could keep him hidden no longer, rather than deliver him to be killed, she set him adrift on the Nile River in a small craft of bulrushes coated in pitch. In the Biblical account, Moses' sister Miriam observed the progress of the tiny boat until it reached a place where Pharaoh's daughter Thermuthis was bathing with her handmaidens. It is said that she spotted the baby in the basket and had her handmaiden fetch it for her.
The year of his birth is 1525 BC (Before Christ). According to the Hebrew Bible, the name Moses comes from the Hebrew word meaning "to pull out of water".
Learning how the Egyptians view this history is interesting.
Learning how the Egyptians view this history is interesting.
From Cairo, a bridge connects to the small strip of land out in the Nile River named Rawda Island. The current building there is "new" in the history of Egypt. I was told...only 600 years old, but built on the ruins of a palace which itself was built on the runs of the original Palace of the Pharaoh era. The Egyptians know the lost history of this place. They know this to be where Moses was taken from the water.
The thrid building which is there was used as for their Nilometer. The Nilometer measures the rise and falls of the Nile River. Before modern dams were built to control the river,
the Nilometer measuered the floods of the Nile.
The more flooding of the Nile, the more land was irrigated allowing the people to have crops, therefore, their taxes woule be higher when the flooding was hight. All taxes were gauged by if and how much the river flooded each year. 
Standing on the island of Rawda and looking at the river, one could imagine the history. Or could we?
Yes, this was a wonderful place to have a palace. Was peaceful and private and perhaps chosen as was safe as well. The daughter who found the baby was thought to be one of the 100 children of Pharoah Rameses 11. (2nd)
I walked down to the water and picked the top from a water plant, not knowing "bulrush."
Here is a scan from my album with the dried plant from my afternoon there.
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3 comments:
And when customs asked you if you had any plants or agricultural products, you replied, "just a bulrush from Moses' stomping grounds."
Great installment. This is just how Dickens and Dostoyevsky wrote for their public! A little bit at a time! We've come full circle on blog writing!
Janis
From Annie
Cullman, Al
I hope all went very nice at the baby shower
for your daugher. I am glad you shared the receipes
with us.
I liked the stories in Egypt. Baby Moses story was great.
Glad you got to go to Egypt and now write about your trip.
From Janet,
Birmingham, Al
Your blog is so professional.....enjoyed reading a few others which are all so different. I am so glad you are doing this. I have always enjoyed your reflections and escapades and journeys into parts of the world I have not been. You take me there in my imagination and I can give thanks for experiencing through your eyes and mind and emotions the wonders and mysteries of the world................I thank you for your gifts. You have been blessed to be a blessing.
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