Posts Tagged ‘El Amarna’
The Death of King Saul on Christian Tours to Europe
See El Amarna Letters on Christian Tours to Europe In 2 Samuel 1:23, we are told: “Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.” On Living Passages’ Christian tours to Europe we have a chance…
Read MoreWhy did Egypt’s Pharaoh Akenhaten Convert to Monotheism?
Why in 1400 BC did the young Pharaoh Akenhaten in Egypt convert to monotheism (believing in only one god)? We have added the site of El Amarna on our longer Christian-based Egypt tour itineraries in order to understand the significance of his decision. Certain scholars point out that Akenhaten was most likely the young Pharaoh…
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