Ramses the Great: The Mystery of the Exodus

Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh — Fexingo History · Apr 27, 2026 · 6m · transcript

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the controversial and fascinating question of whether Ramses II was the pharaoh of the biblical Exodus. They dive into the evidence—or lack thereof—for the story of Moses and the Israelites in ancient Egyptian records, from the Merneptah Stele and the Ipuwer Papyrus to the archaeological realities of slavery and the construction of Per-Ramesses. Lucas discusses the absence of any mention of Moses, plagues, or the flight from Egypt in contemporary sources, and explains how the biblical account may have been shaped centuries later. They also touch on the…