by jam 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
Most people think of areas around Israel and the eastern
Mediterranean sea as being warm to hot dry deserts in
biblical time and especially doing Moses tracked in the desert.
The first mention of snow in Exodus 4:6 "behold his hand was
leprous like snow". That adds a new twist to the 40 years of
wondering in the desert.
That could get confusing, Lord is this manna or snow we can't
eat this sh---t..... What the hell is ice cream....
Some mountains with higher elevations have snow despite the high temperature of the lower levels.
Example, Mt Kilimanjaro
Example, Mt Hermon
Kinda doesn't make sense to me either. Would a bunch of slaves in Egypt ever heard of snow Let alone seen it? I wonder if there is a qfr on it in the watchtower somewhere?
The Jews did not live in Egypt their whole existence. Jacob and his family moved down there when Joseph was second in command.
Also from the age of 40 to 80 Moses lived with his wife's family near Mount Horeb (Sinai) where it snows.
While it may not snow every year or very much, it does snow in those areas.
Geography and Climate: St. Catherine lies at the foot of the Sinai High Mountain Region, the "Roof of Egypt", where Egypt's highest mountains are found. The town itself is at an elevation of 1600 meters (5200 ft), which makes it a pleasant retreat in the hot summer months. Winters, on the other hand, can be cold, but the days are usually sunny enough to feel comfortable outdoors (most locals still wearing only sandals with no socks), but at nights it does get sub-zero temperatures. Some trekking groups however prefer especially the winter season as they find it more comfortable to hike and climb in these conditions. This is the only place in Egypt where it snows on a regular basis, even in the village, although snow remains only in the mountains. Snow is the best source of water as it melts slowly, thus releasing water at a steady pace,
http://st-katherine.net/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27
most texts refer to the appearance (thank you Blondie) only, "from a distance" one scripture says says that when it melts, snow becomes water, another that it is a cool thing. Can you not make frost in a clear desert night by exposing black metal to the near 5 K temperature of space?
blondie:
The Jews did not live in Egypt their whole existence. Jacob and his family moved down there when Joseph was second in command.
Also from the age of 40 to 80 Moses lived with his wife's family near Mount Horeb (Sinai) where it snows.
There's no evidence that Moses existed or that the Jews were slaves in Egypt. The 'Exodus' story is a re-write of older Ethiopian stories and other myths. Like the other books attributed to Moses, 'Exodus' was written in the 6th century BCE. It's self-evident that the authors were familiar with snow, and not remarkable given that people would have at least seen snow-peaked mountains from a distance, and heard about snow through traders, even if they had not themselves experienced snowfalls.
