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Egypt's interaction with Israel isn't limited to the biblical and classical periods of history. The two nations have continued to be intertwined in recent history and modern politics. Listen to this last full episode of Season 3 to learn how Egypt transitioned from Christianity to Islam, and how Arab politics continue to impact the State of Israel.

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Herod the Great may have pushed Joseph, Mary, and Jesus into exile in Egypt, but tradition says it was Mark the Evangelist who brought Christianity to the nation. Learn how Egypt moved from worshipping gods to worshipping God during the final centuries of the Roman Empire.

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The entrance of Alexander the Great into Egypt was not the "liberation" the native Egyptians expected. The conqueror and his successors, the Ptolemies, Hellenized Egypt's culture, people, and government.

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In today's episode, Egypt encounters the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian empires--with Israel always in the middle.

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During the Third Intermediate Period, when Egypt's imperial power was waning, Israel’s tribes were unifying under kings Saul, David, and Solomon. Although Egypt doesn’t mention Israel in its records from this time period, Israel mentions Egypt and some pharaohs several times.

Episode links:

Archaeology of Gezer: https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2016-08-31/ty-article/king-solomon-era-palace-found-in-biblical-gezer/

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The writings and images on Egypt's Medinet Habu are about a group of marauding invaders whom scholars have called the “Sea Peoples” since the end of the 19th century. These were 9 distinct groups of people from the western and eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean, and maybe even Cyprus. They were fierce warriors who were responsible for bringing the Late Bronze Age to an end around 1200 BCE. One of those groups, the Philistines, made history in the Bible as well.

Episode links: Ashkelon DNA Project: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31281897/

Gath's Colossal Structures: https://www.timesofisrael.com/colossal-ancient-structures-found-at-gath-may-explain-origin-of-story-of-goliath/

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In this episode, we’ll consider the events of the Exodus: When might Moses fit in Egyptian history? What may (or may not!) have "caused" the plagues? And why do charlatans keep claiming to find Pharaoh’s army at the bottom of the Red Sea?

Episode links: 

Learn about the Red Sea / Reed Sea at https://redhairedarchaeologist.com/the-red-sea-of-reeds/

The episode image comes from the wreckage of the Ulysses: https://www.redsea-diving.com/the-ulysses/

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Learn about the reign of Akhenaten, the monotheistic pharaoh, and how his unusual life changed Egyptian society.

Episode links: https://daw.philhist.unibas.ch/de/news/details/nachruf-prof-erik-hornung/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-used-facial-reconstruction-technology-reveal-king-tuts-fathers-face-180977349/ https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/44/4/2 

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