Read how female pharaohs ruled ancient Egypt. These two cities are quite possibly the biblical Ramses and Pithom. Ramses II also built a second city dedicated to his personal patron, Atum, called Per Atum. As part of this effort, King Seti I (ca 1290–1279 B.C.E.) built a new garrison city, which his successor, Ramses II (ca 1279– 1213 B.C.E.), later called Pi-Ramesses. The Bible confirms that the Israelites were to build “supply cities, Pithom and Ramses, for Pharaoh.” Egyptian records confirm that the kings of the 19th dynasty (ca 1293–1185 B.C.E.) launched a major military program in the Levant. The identity of Pharaoh in the Moses story has been much debated, but many scholars are inclined to accept that Exodus has King Ramses II in mind. Made with clay, wire, and recycled paper, the characters come to life in frame-by-frame motion. Time travel in this animation through the history of the Bible.
