Annette Duckworth

Profile picture for user Annette Duckworth
Annette
Duckworth

Annette has always had a layman’s interest in history, and a visit to Egypt 6 years ago triggered the questions that led to her research. Already having a good knowledge of the biblical facts, with both Old and New Testament references to Moses, she wanted to see where the Egyptian and biblical facts converge. She started researching this period of New Kingdom Egypt 6 years ago, studying the available information in depth for 5 years.

She realized that the best way to present the facts was as an historical novel, piecing together the story of why the individuals involved did what they did. The book, titled ‘The King and her children’ was published in October 2018 by Mirador and is available from Waterstones and Amazon.

Member for

7 years 2 months

View Recent Blogs

Historians have dedicated significant efforts to authenticating the biblical narratives of the Exodus. Despite their best efforts, the actual locations of the events described in the account remain under dispute. Curiously, Mount Sinai, the name of a mountain peak on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, and an important pilgrimage site for Jews, Christians and Muslims to this day, may actually have nothing to do with the famed mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"107777","attributes":{"alt":"Satellite image of the Sinai Peninsula separating the Gulf of Suez to the west and the Gulf of Aqaba, to the east. (Public domain)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 610px; height: 399px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Satellite image of the Sinai Peninsula separating the Gulf of Suez to the west and the Gulf of Aqaba
Moses was a prophet and a leader according to Abrahamic religions, but many scholars view him as a legendary figure rather than a real historic person. They do concede that a Moses-like figure could have existed in history, so is it possible to track this person down through historic records? It is the view of this writer that this is very possible and that in fact the Moses figure can be traced as that of the primary confidant of none other than Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut. The trail begins with Th Exodus. The Exodus and Moses Birth What is the date of the Exodus? To find Moses in the Egyptian records, the first requirement is to fix the date of the