American-Israeli epigraphist interprets ancient inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim that could be the oldest written mention of Moses, predating the Bible by centuries.
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Aresearchermayhaveuncoveredtheoldest-everwrittenreferencestoMoses,datingback3,800yearsandhiddeninanEgyptiandesert.
ThetwoetchingswerefoundatSerabitel-Khadim,anancientturquoiseminingsiteintheSinaidesertwhereSemiticlaborersonceworkedduringtheMiddleBronzeAge.
TheProto-Sinaiticinscriptionsdatebackbetween1800and1600B.C.
RAREBIBLICALSEALWITHANCIENTFINGERPRINTFOUNDINDEBRISFROMJERUSALEM’STEMPLEMOUNT
TheywereetchedcenturiesbeforetheearliestpartsoftheBiblewerewrittenbetweenthe10thand7thcenturiesB.C.
Thetwoinscriptions,amongmanyatthesite,werefirstdiscoveredintheearly1900s–butthey’renowbeingreanalyzedbyanAmerican-IsraeliepigraphistnamedMichaelS.Bar-Ron.Theexpert,who’salsoagraduatestudentatArielUniversity,spokewithFoxNewsDigitalaboutthediscovery.
Bar-Ronpositsthattheinscriptionsread“ZotM’Moshe”and“Ne’u
