Did ancient egypt have crucifiction?

[Cheerful Charlie]

In exodus, it is plainly stated that God lead the Israelites through the wilderness to avoid the coast and the fierce and warlike Philistines. The Philistines were invaders during the 8th year of Rameses III. Disarmed and settled into camps in the Levantine, they were kept disarmed and harmless until the collapse of Egypt under later Pharoahs and the last Egyptian garrisons left during the reign of Rameses VI.

Note that the exodus tall tale's most notable characterization of the Egyptians
post-exodus is their absence in Canaan which only fits post Rameses VI.

The first notice of Israel in Egyptian sources is Merneptah's attack on Israel which is not to be found in the Bible. Merneptah established numerous fortresses and garrisons through out Canaan.

Nor does the Bible mention the wars between Rameses II and the Hittites that raged over Canaan for 20 years. That left no room for Joshua's invaders.


Trying to date the exodus from internal statements in the Bible is a fool's errand, which Near East archaeologists have been aware of for years now.

The settlement of hilltop farms that eventually became Israel started in 1200 BCE, long before Rameses VI, who reigned from about 1145 BC to 1137 BC.


Exodus 13
17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

Cheerful Charlie