'Moses Inscription' Discovery Covered in The Jerusalem Post
The work of Michael Bar-Ron was highlighted in a recent article which also mentioned his appearance on The Humble Skeptic podcast.
On July 7th, 2025, Michael Bar-Ron’s work related to deciphering the Sinai inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim was featured in an article published in The Jerusalem Post. Bar-Ron appeared as a guest on episode #71 this past April and mentioned what he believes are two separate inscriptions that include the name “Moses.” As discussed on that program, his findings were later confirmed by Egyptologist David Rohl, and University of Mainz professor, Pieter van der Veen. This was specifically mentioned in the news article which then cited Bar-Ron’s interview on The Humble Skeptic podcast. Here’s how The Jerusalem Post article opens:
High-resolution photography at the turquoise mines of Serabit el-Khadem in Egypt’s south-central Sinai Peninsula highlighted faint letters that one epigrapher reads as “This is from Moses.” A parallel corpus records appeals to the Hebrew God El and the erasure of the Egyptian goddess Hathor—fuel for fresh arguments that the world’s earliest alphabet preserves traces of the biblical Exodus.
A re-survey of more than two dozen Proto-Sinaitic graffiti—rock-cut lines first noticed in 1904—reveals new findings. Independent researcher Michael Bar-Ron says stacked characters on inscription Sinai 357, opposite Mine L, include the Hebrew phrase zot m’Moshe (“This is from Moses”). His reading, he told The Humble Skeptic podcast, has been endorsed for review by University of Mainz lecturer Pieter van der Veen and Egyptologist David Rohl.
Related Episodes
The Sinai Inscriptions, HS #71 with Michael Bar-Ron
Did The Exodus Ever Happen? HS #69 with David Rohl
Questioning Conventional Wisdom (1), HS #13 with David Rohl
Questioning Conventional Wisdom (2), HS #14 with David Rohl
Locating Golgotha, Humble Skeptic #17 with David Rohl
Faith Founded on Facts, HS #15 with John Lennox and others
The Jesus of History, Humble Skeptic #12
Babylon, Humble Skeptic #66
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The Sinai Inscriptions
On this episode, Shane talks with Mori Michael S. Bar-Ron about his research project related to the Sinai inscriptions discove…
This is amazing: The Jerusalem Post referencing your podcast The Humble Skeptic.
Congratulations! And well deserved!