Moses -Man or Myth?

Moses' Rescue-A Pagan Legend?

Critics say that Moses' rescue from the Nile River sounds suspiciously  similar to the ancient legend  of King Sargon of Akkad-a story that some say  predates the story of Moses.  It also tells of an infant in a basket  who was rescued from a river.

However, history is full of coincidences. And placing an infant in a river may not have been as unusual as it might seem.  Observes  Biblical Archaeology Review:  "We should note that Babylon and Egypt are both riverine cultures  and that putting the baby in a waterproof basket might a be slightly more satisfactory way to dispose of an infant than throwing it in the rubbish heap, which was more unusual. . . . The story of the foundling rising in imminence maybe a motive of folklore. but that is surely because it is a story that occurs repeatedly in real life." 

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