The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 47, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1982 — Page 14

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Fifth in a series By BUD AND JERI SEELY We were at the breakfast table early on Tuesday, Oct. 26. as our bus was scheduled to leave for Egypt at 6:30 a m. It would be a long day for we were to cross the border between Israel and Egypt and drive across the Gaza Strip and Sini Desert to Cairo. We would be following in the ways (not the paths) of Israel's (Jacob) sons as they went to Egypt to purchase grain during the famine and found the brother (Joseph) they had sold into slavery years before Their father and their families too would make that trip and they would stay until God led them to the Promised Land. (Genesis 3847). And, we ; like Mary. Joseph and the infant Jesus were going from Israel to Egypt with hopes of one day returning to Israel <Matthew2 13 * Some two hours after leaving our hotel we approached the Israel-Egyptian border Here again we had to fail back on those fruits of the spirit and remember patients Our guide had not arrived and we found ourselves

.. RETURNING FROM THE PYRAMID — During our visit to the Great Pyramid several of the members of our group went inside the pyramid. Coming toward the camera are Marjorie;Duncan. Dennis Replogle. Janice Plppenger and Bud Seely. The Greal Pyramid is the largest in the world and has a commanding position in the Cairo skyline.

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waiting once again before beginning a customs check which was very odd indeed and is next to impossible to explain on paper except for the fact it was ail done out of doors in the hot desert sun. Aboard our Egyptian bus we headed for Cairo, still some six hours away. While the ride was long and bumpy, we did not seem to mind it in our air conditioned comfort. We munched on apples, oranges, crackers, peanut butter sandwiches and the like during the crossing. The Bedouins of Egypt, like those in Jordan and Israel, caught our eye as they camped beside the road. Many of their houses and pens were made from dried palm leaves. Wherever there was an oasis there was a Bedouin camp. We would later learn there are approximately 75.000 nomadic herdsmen who roam the deserts, most are Bedouins. Our first stop was at El Arish. where we passed the summer home of former Egyptian President Sudat and viewed the beautiful palm trees along the beaches of the blue Mediterranean

We had been told Egypt was dirty and the food would be something we wouldn't want to eat. The restroom stops at the border and in El Arish led us to believe this would be true. We have seen nothing like them in the USA. We found, however, we were in for a surprise. Our hotel had two swimming pools, pathways lined with flowers, shrubs and statues and an outdoor restaurant which featured American western music by singers dressed as cowboys. The meals were delicious. They were served buffet style and featured every type of food one could imagine. Everything at the hotel was beautiful and spick and span. The next morning were were introduced to a beautiful young Egyptian woman, Nadia, who was to be our guide for the day. She is well educated and told us her favorite vacation spot is Paris because of her love for art and the fact she speaks French as well as English and Arabic. She told us she hopes to visit the USA .in the future. Our first stop was near the Step Pyramid. Nadia told us it was one of eight groups of pyramids in Egypt. The country, she said, has a total of 79 pyramids. The Step Pyramid is the oldest of the pyramids, being built around 2900 BC. Because of religious beliefs tombs were always built on the western bank of the Nile with cities being built on the eastern bank. Questioned about which of the pyramids the Israelites helped to build, our guide informed us that the last of the pyramids was built 1,000 years before Moses was born. The children of Israel built temples and other buildings but not pyramids. A close look at a pyramid shows it looks like a big pile of sand. Nadia also told us half of the population of Egypt farms She also said 11 million people reside in Cairo. The history of the country can be traced back 3,000 years, starting with the Greek invasion of Alexandria. Nadia said the history is divided into three kingdoms —old, middle and new. She further explained only kings and queens were buried in pyramids with the queens being buried in the smaller pyramids.

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I -r V IjHv* - .yl a. « ■ ALABASTER SPHINX — The Alabaster Sphinx is one of the items on display at Memphis, the old capital of Egypt. The word sphinx is Greek and represents something with the body of an animal and the head of a man. usually a ruler.

Pyramid, she said, is an ancient Greek word meaning “decorated cake. ” There were very few schools and hospitals in Egypt before 1952 now youngsters between the ages of six and 12 must attend. High schools are free and a school is located in every village. Sunnite Muslims comprise 86 per cent of the population. Christians comprise 14 per cent and are called Coptics. Artificial canals supply water for the farmers. The canals are also used by many for swimming, bathing, washing clothes and washing dishes. Cotton is the main crop with the land yielding three crops per year. Nadia told us. however, that oil is the number one industry with revenue from the Suez Canal second and tourism third. We visited the tomb of Mere-* ruka from the dynasty VI. He lived 2,340 BC and was a high priest and a veterinarian. Here we saw how the ancient Egyptians painted life scenes on their tombs. Because of their veneration of the dead, the Egyptians furnished their elaborately constructed tombs with all manner of objects used in life, thus

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leaving a record of their daily life. Leaving the area of the Step Pyramid we traveled to Memphis. the ancient capital of Egypt. According to Herodotus it was built by Menes. the first king of Egyptian history. The Hebrews knew Memphis as Noph (Isaiah 19:13). Other Biblical references are in Jeremiah 46:19 and Hosea 9:6. Today Memphis is btiried under two Egyptian villages Here we saw a huge statue of Ramses 11, whom many scholars agree was the father or grandfather of the pharaoh at the time Moses was in Egypt. Ramses II was a great builder and there are many statues of him in the country. Here too is the alabaster sphinx. Nadia told us that only 10 per < cent of the historical items of Egypt have been found. The rest are still underground. Questioned on the land of Goshen, she said it has not been located but most Egyptologists believe it is near to the Red Sea and hidden under /\ years of blowing desert sands. Remembering many fellow Hoosiers had gone to Chicago a 1 few months back to see the treasures of King Tut, we were I delighted to spend an hour at the i

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Egyptian Museum viewing the treasures of Toutankhamon (King Tut). This young king, who lived around 1500 BC, died at the age of 18 and was one of the lesser of the Egyptian kings. His tomb was discovered in 1922 and the 3,000 objects found inside are in the museum. Most of the tombs were robbed and their treasures lost forever. We ate at the Nile Hilton, a short distance from the museum, only to find out later this is the hotel where Arch and Della Baumgartner they made theif tour of the Middle East with the National Newspaper Association. Traffic is something else in Cairo and several of the men in our group wanted to lend a helping hand, knowing if their advise were followed the problem would clear up immediately. Drivers park where they will, leaving traffic to fight its way around the parked cars. We were told the work day in Egypt is from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. six days a week. Friday is the holy day. Traffic is always bad.

r ' »■ : jl */ * * ONLY 15 — Bartering is away of life in the Middle East and salesmen can spot a tourist a mile away. Our group was repeatedly told by the guides not to pay the first price asked. Often it was possible to purchase something that started out being priced at 15 or more for as low assl or 12. Above Max Beer is shown with one of the many salesmen around the pyramids. In the background is one of the camels which tourists ride up the hill to the pyramid area.

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The Giant Pyramid of Cheops, largest of all the pyramids, is one of the Giza group. Nadia told us it was 2,600 years old when Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus made their trip to Egypt. We rode camels up the hill to the pyramid, pausing to let our guides take our photo. Once at the top, the more adventurous of our group went inside the pyramid for a trip which included climbing up and down the steep, narrow passages. The great pyramid contains some 2,500,000 vast >pieces of stone and it took at least 100,000 men 20 years to build. It covers 13 acres and was originaly 480 feet high. Leaving the pyramid we traveled back into the desert where we could view not only the Great Pyramid but the smaller pyramid of Cheops' wife, Kephren and another belonging to a son. Mypherinous. In front of the Great Pyramid is the Great Sphinx of Giza, a must on every trip to Cairo. It has the body of a lion and the head of a man, said to be Cheops.

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Our final stop of the day was only a short distance away and was a papyrus museum and art gallery where we saw papyrus growing and were shown how the ancient Egyptian writing paper was made. Here we purchased paintings of scenes of ancient Egypt — scenes as mementos of a great country with an impressive past. Tomorrow our alarms would ring at 2:30 a.m. and we would be on our way to the Cairo airport shortly thereafter for our flights to Istambul, Amsterdam and Chicago. We were going home but we would have memories to last a lifetime. Sheri Caveda to speak to Milford Women A time and place has now been provided for women of Milford and the surrounding area to meet and help each other through their daily lives. The group will be meeting in the Milford Fire Station on Saturday morning, Dec. 18, at9:3oa.m. Free coffee and rolls will be provided. The speaker for this month will be Sheri Caveda, who has completed her master’s degree in theology and ministers through radio and television in Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Caveda is also a conference speaker and leader. Her husband is also an ordained minister. -They have three children and now live in the Syracuse area. They are affiliated with Rock Church. All area women are invited to join the group bn December 18. Next month’s speaker will be evangelist Gretha Gibson, president of Women’s Aglow of Warsaw.

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