The Exodus
In the Bible, Moses leads Israel out of slavery
The biblical narrative tells how Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. The Exodus is not confirmed by archaeology, but it became the founding story of Judaism and of Passover.
Wikipedia (Russian) · Wikipedia (English) · 13th century BC
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Africa
- c. 1264 BC Temples of Abu Simbel — 14 years earlier
Asia
- c. 1250 BC Oracle bone inscriptions — same year
Alive at the time
- Ramesses II (aged 53)