Scientists were able to restore the date of a possible oldest solar eclipse, which was documented. It happened on October 30, 1207 BC. er Moreover, the mention is found even in the Bible and may affect the chronology of ancient history.
A detailed study of the biblical text and the ancient Egyptian manuscript helped to establish the date. Time falls on the reign of Ramses the Great. The biblical record is in the Old Testament of Joshua and has confused scholars for centuries. It read that after the people entered Canaan, Jesus asked the Sun and the Moon to stop while the people took revenge on the enemies.
If all this was in reality, then we are talking about a remarkable astronomical event. Translation taken from the English language, performed in 1611. But the original Hebrew text says that the celestial bodies stopped not moving, but shining. Then we are talking about a solar eclipse. Confirmation of the stay of the Israelis in Canaan is in the records of the 1500-1050s. BC Oe., when the rule of Pharaoh Merneptah (son of Ramses the Great). Information documented on a large granite block, which is still saved in the Museum of Cairo.
Scientists have long tried to track this eclipse, but they referred to the full event. But it turned out that the ancient sages pointed to the appearance of a “ring of fire” even during a ring eclipse, and not only complete, which caused confusion among modern researchers.
Astronomical events are easier to recover, since we have all the necessary data and calculation formulas. Therefore, the study of ancient eclipses allows you to track the chronology of the old world.
