Odysseus Vs Egypt Compare And Contrast

In the first version, a substantial amount is written about being chased by the Egyptian army and separating the waters of the Red Sea, but in the second version there is not mention of being chased by an Egyptian army along with in verse 8 the Israelites "passed over through the midst of the sea into the wilderness." Following their departure from Egypt is where Moses, in Exodus 15:4, separates the Red Sea resulting with the capturing and drowning the Egyptian army. The first version of Exodus 15:4 printed in italcs font is from the King James Version, the second version of Exodus 15:4, by the Jahwist source, is from the Septuagint and the third version is from the Orthodox Jewish Bible. From Exodus 15:4, the Septuagint version, it mentions

The Wilderness of Sin is located in the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula and approximately 185 miles to the north is the Wilderness of Tsin located in the Jordan Rift Valley between the Sea of Galilee and the Gulf of Aqaba. From Exodus 17:7-8, by the Elohist source, and Numbers 20:7-14, by the Priestly and Jahwist sources, Moses gives the name Meribah to both Rephidim, in Exodus 17:8 and Qadesh, from Numbers 20:13. Many biblical scholars claim that the reason for the confusion of location is due to the different authors of the stories. The conclusion is that Meribah/Rephidim and Meribah/Qadesh are in fact the same place, but at this time no one is sure where that is. A total of 18 different locations are considered to be the biblical city Qadesh with the most possible being Kadesh-Barnea, which is on the southern border of Canaan. As leader of the Israelites, Moses frequently placed himself into the position as a judge which took up much of his time. In Exodus 18:13-16, 21-22, by the Elohist source, Moses father-in-law Jethro suggested that a few people should be selected to become judges. In contrast, from Deuteronomy 1:12-17, by the Deuteronomist source, Moses develops the idea to select a few people to become

From Numbers 21:1, by the Jahwist source, the king of Arad becomes aware of the approaching Israelites, engages in a fight and takes captive some of the Israelites, but in Numbers 33:40, by the Priestly source, the king of Arad only becomes aware of the advancing Israelites, but does not attack the Israelites. Five miles west of the current city of Arad is the excavation site of the ancient city of Arad. The excavation, occurring from 1962 to 1967AD, by Y. Aharoni and R. Amiran dated the ruins, from 4000 to 3400BC, when at the time it was only a small scattered village. From 3200 to 3000BC, the city of Arad became an unfortified settlement eventually developing into a fortified city with a palace, governments buildings and businesses, which were destroyed, around 2800BC. The area remained dormant, until 1100BC, when a small village was again constructed on the site. Biblical chronlogy places both Numbers 21 and Numbers 33 to have occurred around