What inaccurate historical factoid do you just go with?
What inaccurate historical factoid do you just go with?
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- Jewish slaves build the pyramids.
They were build by Egyptians, probably out of loyalty to the pharaohs.
- Columbus discovered America.
He never reached the mainland. He didn't go any further then the Caribbean Islands.
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Man, this one is infuriating for me, and I'm Jewish.
It's like we based an entire religion out of this lie - every aspect of the old testament is riddled with exodus references.
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did the Jews ever claim to have built the pyramids?
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Was Egyptian slavery of Jews not a thing at ALL?
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No it was: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/262-1707/features/5627-jaffa-egypt-canaan-colony
For 3 centuries, bible said 4. That book is known for exaggeration.
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The Babylonian exile on the other hand is attested. That was more like a royal hostage situation than slavery though, the Babylonians sacked Jerusalem and took the nobility back with them.
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Columbus reached the mainland on his third and fourth voyages.
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On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America. He never got close to what is now the mainland of America. Wikipedia
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South America is not "mainland of America"? What do you consider "mainland of America" if south America is not part of it?
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Murica obviously, no other place exists
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