THE IPUWER PAPYRUS, EVIDENCE OF THE EXODUS PLAGUES
In the early 19th Century an ancient papyrus was found in Egypt. It was taken to the Leiden Museum in Holland and interpreted by A.H. Gardiner in 1909. The papyrus describes violent upheavals in Egypt, starvation, drought, escape of slaves (with the wealth of the Egyptians), and death throughout the land. The papyrus was written by an Egyptian named Ipuwer and appears to be an eyewitness account of the effects of the Exodus plagues. The account parallels the Book of Exodus. Read the comparison to scripture down below.
o Papyrus 2:10 - The river is blood.
§ Exodus 7:20 - ...all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
o Papyrus 4:14, 6:1 - Trees are destroyed. No fruit nor herbs are found.
§ Exodus 9:25 - ...and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
o Papyrus 2:10 - Forsooth, gates, columns and walls are consumed by fire.
§ Exodus 9:23-24 - ...the fire ran along the ground.... there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous.
o Papyrus 9:11 - The land is not light....
§ Exodus 10:22 - ...and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt.
o Papyrus 4:3, 5:6, 6:12 - Forsooth, the children of princes are dashed against the walls. Forsooth, the children of princes are cast out in the streets.
§ Exodus 12:29 - And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon.
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