destroyed all mankind, except one family. Such a universal concept, which is rooted
in the traditions and origins of many peoples, must be based on a historical fact, and
not on an instinctive one. The civilization underneath the flood is so different from
the one above it that many researchers, starting with C. L. Wooley, following deep
excavations, concluded that there was a sudden and terrible interruption in the
continuity of human history (Leonard Woolley 1929).
It is interesting to point out, however, without invoking concrete evidence,
because they have been lost over the years due to some events, that Noah’s ark
was discovered, as stated by some publications from the past (in this respect, see
“Russia: Suspicion On The Mountain, Time Magazine, 25 April 1949”; Bob
Rickard and John Michell 2000; Eric H. Cline 2009). Thus, shortly before the
1917 revolution, the first news appeared in the press of that time, claiming that some
Russian researchers would have noticed a huge vessel in the heights of the inaccessible glaciers on Mount Ararat. Although they would have reported this finding
to the Russian government of that time, this information was not harnessed; on the
contrary, it was lost in the mists of the revolution.
Next, we will refer briefly to some of God’s miracles, where He used the sea and
the people chosen and prepared by Him in order to fulfill His plans. However, we
will place a special emphasis on only two of these events (where the sea played an
important role), which took place in the early days of mankind, and which are
described in the Old Testament of the Bible. These events also play a central role in
Torra.
The biblical accounts show us the sufferings and the oppression undergone by
the Hebrew people in 400 years of Egyptian slavery, especially after Joseph’s death,
under Pharaoh Amenhotep II, followed by Thutmose II. Meanwhile, the birth rate
of the Hebrew people increased, although they were subjected to the hardest works
specific to the grandiose constructions of those times and to field labor (farming the
valley of the Nile, with two harvests per year, required great efforts). Nevertheless,
the more oppressed the Hebrew people was, the greater their birth rate (The Bible,
The Old Testament, The Book Exodus; The People of Israel in Egypt, ch. 1, verse
12). In order to prevent the increased share of the Israelites, the Pharaoh ordered
(The Bible, The Old Testament, The Book Exodus; The People of Israel in Egypt,
ch. 1, verse 22) to throw the boys into the river Nile and only the girls were kept
alive.
The time had come for God’s intervention. In order to protect His people, God
chose a well-equipped man, prepared in advance with extensive knowledge, intelligent and educated, able to lead his people in those times of crisis. Moses’s birth
and salvation story (The Bible, The Old Testament, The Book Exodus, ch. 2, verse
2–10) is obviously exciting and miraculous; this made us grasp it in our work, even
at the risk of its exhaustive nature.
In those extremely difficult conditions dealt with by the people of Israel, a
woman from Levi’s house (future ministers at the temple), conceived and bore a
handsome son. In order to avoid him being killed, she hid him for 3 months. But his
life was in danger. In order to save him, she made a “rush casket”, well isolated with
clay and pitch, and placed it among the reeds on the banks of the Nile. The baby’s
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in the traditions and origins of many peoples, must be based on a historical fact, and
not on an instinctive one. The civilization underneath the flood is so different from
the one above it that many researchers, starting with C. L. Wooley, following deep
excavations, concluded that there was a sudden and terrible interruption in the
continuity of human history (Leonard Woolley 1929).
It is interesting to point out, however, without invoking concrete evidence,
because they have been lost over the years due to some events, that Noah’s ark
was discovered, as stated by some publications from the past (in this respect, see
“Russia: Suspicion On The Mountain, Time Magazine, 25 April 1949”; Bob
Rickard and John Michell 2000; Eric H. Cline 2009). Thus, shortly before the
1917 revolution, the first news appeared in the press of that time, claiming that some
Russian researchers would have noticed a huge vessel in the heights of the inaccessible glaciers on Mount Ararat. Although they would have reported this finding
to the Russian government of that time, this information was not harnessed; on the
contrary, it was lost in the mists of the revolution.
Next, we will refer briefly to some of God’s miracles, where He used the sea and
the people chosen and prepared by Him in order to fulfill His plans. However, we
will place a special emphasis on only two of these events (where the sea played an
important role), which took place in the early days of mankind, and which are
described in the Old Testament of the Bible. These events also play a central role in
Torra.
The biblical accounts show us the sufferings and the oppression undergone by
the Hebrew people in 400 years of Egyptian slavery, especially after Joseph’s death,
under Pharaoh Amenhotep II, followed by Thutmose II. Meanwhile, the birth rate
of the Hebrew people increased, although they were subjected to the hardest works
specific to the grandiose constructions of those times and to field labor (farming the
valley of the Nile, with two harvests per year, required great efforts). Nevertheless,
the more oppressed the Hebrew people was, the greater their birth rate (The Bible,
The Old Testament, The Book Exodus; The People of Israel in Egypt, ch. 1, verse
12). In order to prevent the increased share of the Israelites, the Pharaoh ordered
(The Bible, The Old Testament, The Book Exodus; The People of Israel in Egypt,
ch. 1, verse 22) to throw the boys into the river Nile and only the girls were kept
alive.
The time had come for God’s intervention. In order to protect His people, God
chose a well-equipped man, prepared in advance with extensive knowledge, intelligent and educated, able to lead his people in those times of crisis. Moses’s birth
and salvation story (The Bible, The Old Testament, The Book Exodus, ch. 2, verse
2–10) is obviously exciting and miraculous; this made us grasp it in our work, even
at the risk of its exhaustive nature.
In those extremely difficult conditions dealt with by the people of Israel, a
woman from Levi’s house (future ministers at the temple), conceived and bore a
handsome son. In order to avoid him being killed, she hid him for 3 months. But his
life was in danger. In order to save him, she made a “rush casket”, well isolated with
clay and pitch, and placed it among the reeds on the banks of the Nile. The baby’s
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