الخميس، 9 أغسطس 2018

Tracing A Map Of The Exodus From Egypt

By Harold Watson


Religion is an organized set of spiritual beliefs. There will usually be a central figure, a spiritual founder. Now, there will be places of worships, usually churches or temples of some sort. There will also be some behavioral guidelines that the believers are expected to follow every day in their lives. The thing about the night sky is that it is so vast. Throughout its inky blackness, there are so many stars that twinkle against it, it can make a person wonder if there was someone who crafted it, who put it all together. Such musings then formed the basis for religion. Some of these musings can be done over a map of the Exodus from Egypt.

First things first. The Exodus. If pop culture is to be believed, Egypt had slaves. They were the ones who built the pyramids. Now, while it is true that the pyramids did not come into the world by magic, it is likely that slavery had different connotation back then than it does in the modern world. Regardless, those slaves were eventually set free.

The events that preceded the Exodus are well documented, both in written and oral tradition. Eventually, it was translated into a visual medium. The basic gist was that a whole bunch of plagues were visited upon Egypt. That was enough to convince the head honcho over there to let his slaves go.

Now, once they were free, they wandered. They went about the desert, hoping to get to the land of milk and honey, where they could kick back and relax for the rest of their lives. But, given how long they supposedly wandered, a lot of them never go to see it. Because they supposedly wandered for about forty or so years.

Tracing the exact route taken can be rather difficult. The names which these lands had has undoubtedly changed. Not to mention there really is not an exact log of where they wandered. Just a few places. A story, in essence, but one lacking details.

Finding a map should be easy enough. After all, the internet is a thing that exists out in the world. So using it to find the route that was taken should not be all that difficult. Just type in a few keywords, hit ENTER, and then wait for the internet to do its thing, the thing that it does best.

The option to go older is always there. Religion has fascinated people for thousands of years. It only makes sense that there are Exodus maps from well before the age of industrialization. These surviving maps will probably fetch a pretty penny on the open market, but they would look so good mounted on a wall.

The reason to have one is simple. Not for any practical purpose. But because it would look really sweet in a frame, mounted on a wall. Classy, but also spiritual. The ultimate in home ornamentation.

As long as there are people, it is likely that there will always be religion, and for good reason. As long as there is a universe, there will always be those who want to look for their place in it, to find some kind of meaning to existence. As long as there is any sort of spiritual belief, there will always be multiple interpretations to it.




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