backdrop for the bible s timeless story of freedom and redemption. this is where the moses story begins. his mother had put him inside a basket and placed him on the nile to save him and protect him from the terror of the pharaoh at the time who was having israelite children murdered. prophet and teacher, leader and liberator, moses is revered by christians, muslims, and jews the world over. she is really, really fast. his story has touched so many lives, like captain ahmed s, he s a devout muslim. what do you think moses looked like? what does his face look like? beard? no, no. without a beard? not big. what s the most important thing for you about moses? he served humanity and the
egypt, land of the farrows, home to one of the world s greatest civilizations, a kingdom that dominated for 3,000 years, the same as the bible. the egyptian landscape is littered with the remains of the ancient past and in dusting off the rouens, archaeologists found clues about the empire s captivating culture and the truth behind the stories of the bible. the question really is how much historical information is really in the bible? the story in the story is what we are trying to get at. can i get your entrance? my son darrius and i journal flee knee to see what, if anything is grounded in fact.
saddam hussein, so that timing is just a little off. was he born in mesapatamia? travels to the promise land, goes down to egypt and comes back. so the story is trying to connect him, i think, to the entire ark of the region. it s a story shared by half the world. his path through ten countries. our next stop in now israel and the west bank. my guide is an israeli archaeologist. if somebody is seeking for getting back to roots, coming back to be in touch with god,
but for those following in the path of the biblical path ark, there is hope the lessons can bring these same groups closer together. how are you? how are you? very good, you? people are very enthusiastic about the story of abraham. people would stop us and say have you heard of abraham? i think there is something special to say yes, this is part of my story, too. can you tell us about the story of abraham? abraham he s born but the truth is, there is no ark logical evidence of abraham or where he traveled. there is a century s old tradition in turkey that says abraham s birthplace is here in this cave but not the only place to make a claim. could it instead have been here in syria, or here in southern iraq at a place some call the house of abraham? but the architect behind it was
and now, we sail down the nile. what new information did we find about the pyramids? and does it have anything to do with moses? back to the beginning with christiane amanpour continues. we start the next leg of our journey with captain ahmad at the helm and a warm wind at our back. as this sails up the river nile, the modern world seems to melt away. and i m struck by the power and the history of egypt s majestic waterway. we re here because this is the backdrop for the bible s timeless story of freedom and redemption. this is where the moses story begins. his mother had put him inside a reed basket and placed him on